Noblesse Oblige.

The fight this week between Komugakure and Hawk wasn't that interesting.
Suigetsu vs Darui, broken sword vs meat cleaver
Juugo vs Raikage, Raikage raped, Juugo is not a match but managed to stall time
Sasuke vs Shii, Shii got pwned from genjutsu
Karin vs nothing, she does nothing

Only things to noted from this combat were:
1. Sasuke's eyesight is deteriorating from extensive use of regular Sharingan and Mangekyo Sharingan.
2. Raikage's Raiton chakra heightens his senses and speed tremendously to the point that a regular Sharingan should not be able to keep up (but remember Sasuke's Sharingan managed to even overcome Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan). It also offers boosted damage and defense, as it was able to nullify Sasuke's lightning-channeled sword slash.

The most interesting aspect of this week's chapter was Madara's explanation of the curse of hatred. It seems the Rikudo Sage of the Six Paths who founded the ninja world passed on his skills to two siblings. The elder was given the sage eyes, which granted powerful chakra and spiritual energy. The younger was given the sage body, which gifts him with nature's life force and a powerful physical energy. However, only one could succeed Rikudo Sage when his time came, and he chose the younger brother to carry on the will and way of the ninja. The elder brother could disapproved of this and attacked in rage. From here on out, a curse of hatred between the descendants of those with sage eyes and those with sage body was born. Uchiha is the descendant of the elder brother, and Senju is the descendant of the younger brother, and they been fated to fight against each other forever. This curse is now passed onto Naruto and Sasuke, thus it seems a second grant showdown between them is inevitable.

Thought? Well I have a lot, but here's just some. First, Naruto is going to break this curse of hatred, after all, what did he learn from Pain (also he has the main character hack). Second, why didn't Rikudo Sage pass on all of his skills to just one person, thus leaving no room for strife. Next, why did he die in the first place if he's got sage eyes and body - Madara managed to stay immortal with just his eyes. Last, how come the Uchiha name has been preserved for centuries while the Senju name is lost (where do you get Uzumaki from Senju, or even Namikaze, his father).