Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24531362-20140904111518/@comment-24531362-20140905015950

Basically the entire point of this chapter is to showcase the dichotomy between Madara and Naruto. Madara spends his last moment in the past, defining himselfwith his failures and refusing to truly move on. Naruto reflects upon his past (in this case, the quirks that make him unique, as well as his mother's last words) and how what he has done has paved the way for his future.

On a similar note, we see Sasuke being 'caught up' when Naruto states he's a good person, showing the angsty Uchiha antihero that what is in the past cannot be changed or truly forgotten, and it is how we, in the present, evaluate the paths of the past that sets our course for the future.