#Naruto ch663: you know, I actually think this is one of Sakura's best moments. #manga 

Forget the hate, or the fact that I've much always prefered Hinata to
her. Sakura is doing a hell of a job, even going so far as to
manually massage Naruto's heart with her own bare hands! Not very
hygenic, but it's getting the job done until he truly expires.
There's no escaping death after having a tailed beast ripped from your
body. At least you can't do that by yourself. Thankfully, Naruto
just has to get to his dad who conveniently still has half of Kurama
within himself. Though it looks like that will likely mean the return
of Minato to the land of the dead.

Other than that, it looks like Orochimaru's crew is the only bit of
resistance left against Madara's force. And it looks like Naruto's
distant cousin is Sasuke's only hope, though I don't know how much
longer she'll survive, even now with all the damage she's receiving.
Her healing factor can only stretch so far. I feel that she's either
likely to die from her injuring, or by sacrificing herself to
resurrect Sasuke, similar to how the old lady from the Sunagakure
saved Gaara.

I'm only worried now about Madara, having practically reached the full
power of the legendary sage, and Orochimaru and his plans. Don't
misinterpret my love of Orochimaru as a character. He still seems to
be a threat, and possibility of saving Sasuke's body to take as his
own is still a very real motivation. He's been quite the shady
character for a very long time, and the whole in his heart hasn't
really been addressed like the ones of other characters who were
formerly a threat (again: see Gaara). But I do want to see him live
through this. My one problem with all of that though is that his
greatest weakness has always been what this show relies on the most
when it comes to power. Those damn mystical eyes of the sage, the
Rinnegan and Sharingan. He's never been able to overcome Kage-level
wielders of those abilities (mainly the Sharingan), so he is a
TERRIBLE match for Madara! I'd like to think that Itachi was the
second most powerful Uchiha that ever lived, and he utterly decimated
Orochimaru in battle.

Man, I'm seeing a lot of death flags right now, and they're not even
for the people who are actually dying right now.

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