Obito, Sakura and Naruto clone are waiting for the chance to enter Kaguya's dimension. Sakura notices given Obito's words, that there's no way to save him, that's why he wants to die. When he orders, Sakura and the clone touch his shoulders, and when they are Kaguya, he tells that she'll be aware if they enter her dimension. Then, Kaguya goes to attack Naruto, but he has a plan. He uses a heating power from Kokuo (Gobi the five tails horse) to release himself from the ice, and strikes Kaguya against a mountain. The clone and Sakura are glad about the strike. Naruto uses the chakra Kurama accumulated to create multiple clones in order to fight the enemy. Kaguya manages to destroy many, but eventually is forced to open a black portal. Obito takes the chance, and uses Kamui, while Naruto pretends to enter through the portal, but he is not fast enough. At the next dimension, the station (I'd call it since connects with the others), Kaguya and Black Zetsu notice a Naruto clone and two disappearances. He thinks that the clone is the original and that the disappearances were two clones. Black Zetsu suggests Kaguya to kill Naruto, it's too dangerous to let him alive considering he can seal her if he finds Sasuke. She wanted to absorb his chakra, but at the end agrees with Zetsu. She uses a ash solid spike to kill the clone, even though he evades it at first. Kaguya and Black Zetsu leave the station thinking Naruto is dead. Then, it's revealed that Obito took Sakura to his dimension, while the clone distracted Kaguya. They return and see the ashes of the clone, Obito tells Sakura that now is up to her. She agrees to do her part, vowing to do it as well as Naruto. While looking at the ashes, she remembers a few of her past moments with Naruto: the day Sai told her that Naruto loved her, and she promised to not cause him more suffering. In the fight with Madara, when she went ahead to create a distraction, helping him. And when she gave him CPR, thinking about his dream, and that she'd never let him die. Obito notices her determination, after Naruto's clone sacrificed himself so they'd have a chance. Then, she activates the Hyakugou, and passes her chakra reserves to Obito. He uses Kamui, but first they see the lava dimension. Obito realizes that the dimensions are far away, and require a lot of energy, though his eyes bleed, he tells her to continue. The next one, is a dimension with a gridded floor. In the meantime, Kaguya has returned to the ice dimension. She realizes that the original Naruto is still there. He has been updated by Kakashi about Obito's success, so now he intends to keep Kaguya on this dimension for as long as he can. She battles the clones, and Black Zetsu warns her not to open portals, so Naruto won't have the chance to reach Sasuke. He also guesses that the original Naruto is the one with the black spheres (Gudo damas). Back at the station dimension, Obito and Sakura find a dimension full of acid, which spills over them. She reacts fast enough and takes Obito to a higher ground, takes off her vest and the right sleeve. Her right arm suffered serious burns. He asks her if she's ok, and tells to take a break, she's a medic ninja and can heal her wounds. But Sakura refuses, she doesn't want to waste the chance Naruto gave them, besides chakra has a limit, she wants to continue. Obito guesses how she feels, the desperate need to help Naruto, can't be helped. She seems confused, so he says it doesn't matter, and uses Kamui again. This time the portal to the desert dimension finally opens, Sakura shouts at Sasuke to direct him. He runs, but she and Obito start to feel the loss of energy. She makes a last effort, and then Obito gives in, and the portal closes. She falls given the exhaustion, but for some reason, Sasuke reached the station in time and holds her simply with one arm, and looks at her. Obito asks how he did it, and he says that he has an ability to switch positions with certain object at a close distance. It's showed that Sakura's vest ended up at the desert for good.
This episode was strange, had some good parts, others bad, and kind of unnecesary. For one side, I liked the build up for the way Obito and Sakura reached the station dimension. Naruto's clone really behaves like the original, was just perfect. Naruto using the Gobi's powers was also pretty useful, he can use the ability of each one of the Bijuus, why not use them more often? He holds their chakra since episode 328 moreless. That's the result of winning their sympathy. Then, I repeat that the use of clones is very useful. There are thousands of ways to deceive an enemy that way. Still, this leads to Kaguya and Black Zetsu's lack of intelligence. Looks like she doesn't know nothing about fights, because all the analysis are made by Zetsu. He guessed that the one with the gudo damas was the original Naruto. And then, both saw Obito staring at them along Sakura and the clone, so how they couldn't guess that they got infiltrated in the station dimension? Was pretty obvious. And well, Black Zetsu finally convinced Kaguya that is more convenient to kill Naruto and Sasuke than just absorb their chakra. What a weak villain. Besides, Sasuke was trapped all this time in a desert, so Kaguya could have took all the time in the world to fight him instead of Naruto. What a poor villain. She is not as ruthless as Madara, not even close. To finish, Sakura was the spotlight of the episode. I liked her determination, and what Obito saw in her. The flashbacks showing some of the reasons behind the commitment to Naruto, were needed. While seeing how Naruto again did his part, even with a clone, protecting her, saving her, giving them the chance, she felt like forced not to fail him. That was crucial because it says what she feels. Sakura wasn't desperate to find Sasuke because of him, she was committed to that mission because she feels the urge to fulfill what Naruto encharged her. It's a compromise she makes for him. The flashbacks were important to demonstrate this, the connection between them. Naruto was keeping Kaguya busy all the time to protect Sakura (plus Obito and Kakashi), while she was responding to his efforts, doing what she had to. Obito notices Sakura's devotion to Naruto, her need to help him, support him. And he understands well the feeling because he saw her healing and keeping Naruto alive during the recent past. Besides, he guesses that she is the Rin of Kakashi's team. Then what Kishimoto did at the end of this chapter was confusing. There was no need to write that scene at the end with Sasuke holding a tired Sakura. The natural course would have been for Sasuke to run and jump through the portal in the last second. But Sasuke could magically teleport himself exchanging places with the vest given the new space time ninjutsu from his recently acquired Rinnegan (special power granted by Hagoromo). In other words, the scene was forced, staged by Kishimoto, to provide a wink or a way to justify the horrible ending of the story. Sakura's mind during this whole chapter was running on Naruto, as Obito noticed. Kakashi said that her feelings for Sasuke changed. She implied to Sai that she didn't trust Sasuke. He let her down countless times, and tried to kill her. And now he simply held her because he was around. Truth is Sasuke never showed any sign of care or cherish for Sakura during all Shippuden. If he felt something, remorse, guilt, admiration, concerns, he never expressed that and never was shown to think about it. On his mind, the only persons important to him are Itachi, his parents, and the clan. That was the way Kishimoto portrayed Sasuke on Shippuden.
This episode was strange, had some good parts, others bad, and kind of unnecesary. For one side, I liked the build up for the way Obito and Sakura reached the station dimension. Naruto's clone really behaves like the original, was just perfect. Naruto using the Gobi's powers was also pretty useful, he can use the ability of each one of the Bijuus, why not use them more often? He holds their chakra since episode 328 moreless. That's the result of winning their sympathy. Then, I repeat that the use of clones is very useful. There are thousands of ways to deceive an enemy that way. Still, this leads to Kaguya and Black Zetsu's lack of intelligence. Looks like she doesn't know nothing about fights, because all the analysis are made by Zetsu. He guessed that the one with the gudo damas was the original Naruto. And then, both saw Obito staring at them along Sakura and the clone, so how they couldn't guess that they got infiltrated in the station dimension? Was pretty obvious. And well, Black Zetsu finally convinced Kaguya that is more convenient to kill Naruto and Sasuke than just absorb their chakra. What a weak villain. Besides, Sasuke was trapped all this time in a desert, so Kaguya could have took all the time in the world to fight him instead of Naruto. What a poor villain. She is not as ruthless as Madara, not even close. To finish, Sakura was the spotlight of the episode. I liked her determination, and what Obito saw in her. The flashbacks showing some of the reasons behind the commitment to Naruto, were needed. While seeing how Naruto again did his part, even with a clone, protecting her, saving her, giving them the chance, she felt like forced not to fail him. That was crucial because it says what she feels. Sakura wasn't desperate to find Sasuke because of him, she was committed to that mission because she feels the urge to fulfill what Naruto encharged her. It's a compromise she makes for him. The flashbacks were important to demonstrate this, the connection between them. Naruto was keeping Kaguya busy all the time to protect Sakura (plus Obito and Kakashi), while she was responding to his efforts, doing what she had to. Obito notices Sakura's devotion to Naruto, her need to help him, support him. And he understands well the feeling because he saw her healing and keeping Naruto alive during the recent past. Besides, he guesses that she is the Rin of Kakashi's team. Then what Kishimoto did at the end of this chapter was confusing. There was no need to write that scene at the end with Sasuke holding a tired Sakura. The natural course would have been for Sasuke to run and jump through the portal in the last second. But Sasuke could magically teleport himself exchanging places with the vest given the new space time ninjutsu from his recently acquired Rinnegan (special power granted by Hagoromo). In other words, the scene was forced, staged by Kishimoto, to provide a wink or a way to justify the horrible ending of the story. Sakura's mind during this whole chapter was running on Naruto, as Obito noticed. Kakashi said that her feelings for Sasuke changed. She implied to Sai that she didn't trust Sasuke. He let her down countless times, and tried to kill her. And now he simply held her because he was around. Truth is Sasuke never showed any sign of care or cherish for Sakura during all Shippuden. If he felt something, remorse, guilt, admiration, concerns, he never expressed that and never was shown to think about it. On his mind, the only persons important to him are Itachi, his parents, and the clan. That was the way Kishimoto portrayed Sasuke on Shippuden.
