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The plot of this series has gotten so scattered it almost saps your will to try and understand what's going on. The setup for this fight happened so long ago (20 chapters back, if icethegreat is correct!) that I thought Kishimoto had decided to scrap it.
I was also confused by the random panels of Kabuto--what were we meant to get out of that? Just that he's still around?
At least now we get to see Gaara fight, which is always cool. And if we're lucky, maybe some character development for him if he manages to settle things with his father.
Wow for some1 who comments quite frequently and follows this mangas every move you sure are dull. Kabuto sensed the disturbance caused by Naruto and he can also see thorugh the minds of who he controls by focusing in on them. This is shown when Zabuza wasnt willing to fight Kakashi.
Also when Sasori was confined. Kabuto notices the weaknesses of his jutsu and puts a better hold on them. Also the look of shock can be the amount of shock that Naruto was on the battlefield at all.
As for you not bieng able to follow the story. Id say its because u try and question it too much and wind up getting confused by your inability to multitask and keep track of what u are trying to predict vs how many plot holes u can think of altogether.
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Chidori