imho, you're jumping to conclusions too soon... Kishimito promised in a recent interview that everyone will shine in this battle. Did you notice that the rookie who shined in this chapter is Lee, just as following the succession in chapter 573? Sai and Sakura, who were the last ones, didn't appeared in this chapter (Even Omoi, Karui, Akamaru e Shino did). Kishi has something in his mind for her. She was the last rookie who get her mental speech and here I believe that why she will be the last rookie who will shine.
We are still at the first round of the battle. Obito and Madara now are disconnected from the (incomplete) Juubi, just as what wanted Shikaku. He just wanted to block juubi's moves for taking care of those two.
Madara will be faced by taijutsu shinobi.
And the others, with the co-operation of the medical unit, will take care of Obito.
And there will be start the second round of the battle. We still at the beginning of the arc.
But from next chapter, we would will have a little arc about Sasuke and the ones who knows everything since a new volume will start from next chapter (618). Typical from Kishi changing the scenario at the end of a volume..
Be patience, I know that this chapter would be disappoitend for us but remember that kishi said that everyone will shine. Hinata shined. Shikamaru, Chouji and Ino shined. Lee's shining now.
Edited by 六道仙人, 23 January 2013 - 10:59 AM.