granted that madara being able to break the edo tensei seal is possible, itachi was able to do it after all, i was still surprised and disappointed that this is how things turned out. i was hoping that madara, the real madara, would return later via a real resurrection perhaps? but not this. damn it kishi! i haven't felt irritated by a naruto chapter for weeks now and this chapter ruined it!
looks like itachi isn't the only one who got to say farewell to a loved one. dan is one of the few lucky ones. and to think kishi even gave him such a cool technique and he only shows us now?! the emotional encounter was a bit predictable though. you just knew dan would save and say goodbye to tsunade the moment he left his edo-tensei body. the itachi and sasuke parting was better.
i wonder if neji's dad got to say farewell to him as well. whatever happened to him anyway? hmmm...
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