Remember when the fights in this manga included strategy along with the ninjutsu. This shyt is nothing but spamming super move after super move with no sort of strategy. When reading the last panels of todays chapter my only thought was, "Why doesnt Sasuke just move out the way, why would he try to tank that shyt?".
Wondering how Shikamaru was going to connect his shadow
Kidomaru finding a blind spot in the Byakugan and Neji intentionally taking that arrow
Bee giving Sauce that work
Lee taking off the weights vs Gaara and getting through that defense
Jiraya debuts Sage Mode
Rock Lee goes drunken style on Kimimaro
This manga had so many classic fights. The trump cards, cliffhangers, and jutsu analysis were what had you fiending for the next chapter. What happened to Kishi? All these power ups, explosions, and flashbacks are just to hide his laziness to write/draw a well thought out fight. He's probably burnt out and doesn't care anymore. I've been reading since 1999. It wasn't supposed to go out like this