@Purple:
It's funny because I think if it weren't for the fact for infinite regen, Kishi had the perfect opportunity to do an all star battle of sorts. He brought them back for some emotional reunions or other jazzed up BS but that could have worked, but then it ended up detracting from Naruto vs Tobi, so then it was time to call everyone back to hell, but he had the perfect opportunity to hype up things like the seven swordsmen and other dudes we only saw in flashbacks, and he completely blew it.
Exactly my toughts, he was too wishiwashy with the zombies, first free zombies, then controlled zombies, then controlled emotionless zombies, then free itachi zombie, than no zombies, EXCEPT THE END BOSS. And not on one moment he decided to do.. I don't know, not inmortal zombies? With 30% less bullshit.
Or give the battles to the rookies, or the kages, not… the black guy whose name means "cool". Or better yet, introduce these characters SLOWLY since day one, so when they get a battle over the characters we all tought that were going to get developed, at least the guy has A fan in the world. Also putting the legends up besides a mention would have been great. Like this girl, Ten ten, she's the only ninja that uses ninja tools, wouldn't be cool if she told the story of her wanting to find the legendary weapons? Just like the useless suigetsu, but you know, with a preexisting character.
Ugh, Suigetsu already has like 6 years in the manga isn't he?
How long has it been since Kabuto was brainwashed into coma?