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Oh, I'd forgotten that about ANBU. Let me think here... oh, I found one. To quote an entry of the Trivia section of the Akatsuki article, "In the anime, after the sealing of the Two-Tails, Pain states there are four tailed beasts remaining. Later in the anime, after Taka joins forces with Akatsuki, Kisame states there are three tailed beasts remaining. This retcon was put in place to allow an arc featuring the Six-Tails." I'm glad people understood my point despite me botching one of the examples.

Update- I re-read chapter 199 today and saw something interesting. Kimimaro asked Kabuto, "I wonder... why are we born? Do we all carry some important mission within us..." and Kabuto noticeably reacted. He didn't react just because his plan to stir Kimimaro into action was working; he also had doubts about his own life and purpose.