Also heard of the "Hundred Years" war.
I'd be surprised if the series wrapped up in less than +100 chapters.
Besides the inevitable Naruto-Sasuke conflict (which I'm guessing will come after the war winds down), there are some open threads which I hope get payed off:
- Eye-in-the-Moon plan requires all the Bijuus
- That early Gaara arc made it clear that Akatsuki's plans would threaten Naruto's life
I *want* nine-tails to be extracted by Tobi:
- Makes Tobi's ultimate plan a possibility (If it works, maybe cause the combined army & Kages turn against Naruto?)
- Even if we know he will get better, it still threatens Naruto's life
- Weakens Naruto (even if only temporarily), which would require him to rely on his friends
- Now that he has befriended nine-tails, Naruto would want to rescue him/her/it
I wonder how Tobi's plans would have changed, if Kabuto didn't offer his services at the last moment.
Even though half the allied army was wiped out by Zetsu's clones, it seems like that threat has been neutralized (especially with black Zetsu pushing up daises).