QUOTE (Freakazoid @ Aug 21 2009, 11:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It would be so much funnier to reveal that it's Obito instead of a new character though!! 
I stick by that Sasuke isn't being controled. The way he was talking towards the samurai seemed pretty IC to me.
I have no idea what Madara is trying to do, it's got me pretty confused. I don't think Naruto can understand Sasuke at all now, even if he does understand why he is doing it, he's not going to sit back and let him do these things.
It should all be very interesting... I was thinking though. Where will Sakura end up? Will she meet with Naruto before arrving at the summit, will she run into team Cloud, or will she get to the summit before any of that? Since she thinks Naruto is at the summit after all. Thoughts?

I stick by that Sasuke isn't being controled. The way he was talking towards the samurai seemed pretty IC to me.
I have no idea what Madara is trying to do, it's got me pretty confused. I don't think Naruto can understand Sasuke at all now, even if he does understand why he is doing it, he's not going to sit back and let him do these things.
It should all be very interesting... I was thinking though. Where will Sakura end up? Will she meet with Naruto before arrving at the summit, will she run into team Cloud, or will she get to the summit before any of that? Since she thinks Naruto is at the summit after all. Thoughts?
I think for the moment Madara is has two immediate objectives....
For one he wants to keep Sasuke separated everything that could break Madara's influnce over him (I think that even if he's completely taken in by his negative emotions, Sasuke's still pretty labile)...
On the other hand Madara wants to analyze the new variable in his plans. Naruto thwarted his plans on several occasions and made 2 high-ranking Akatsuki members defect.
I find it interesting how he's going about this. This looks a lot like the speech he held with Sasuke, the one that made him go "We'll destroy Konoha"...
Seems like he wants to shake Naruto up and test if can be influenced. That dude just loves stirring up bad emotions in his targets...
I wonder how Naruto will take it...
I think Sakura will either enter during all the chaos or witness the aftermath... Maybe she'll find Sasuke fighting instead and will have to decide without being able to talk to Naruto before taking action.
Can't say for sure though, it's been pretty difficult with everything that's happening.