Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26773508-20150905054531/@comment-26773508-20150905092349

@BlueLantern1995: Yeah there are quite a lot of plot holes in the manga. And although I don't agree with everything you've said, I'll just add my thoughts about some of the points you've raised:

1) Regarding Akatsuki extracting only 99% of Bijuu chakra, leaving 1% for the jinchuriki to survive on: I think it could be argued that the Akatsuki members, including Nagato and Obito, didn't have full mastery and control over the Gedo Statue. One could conclude from this proposition that the Akatsuki had no other option than to fully extract the Bijuu. And since none of the jinchurikis captured by the Akatsuki were "perfect jinchurikis" (like Bee), it could be argued that the necessary Bijuu-Jinchuriki interaction/relationship that would have allowed the Jinchuriki to survive was not there. In other words, either the Bijuu did not have enough sympathy for the Jinchuriki to purposely shed one of its tail during extraction to help the Jinchuriki survive (as happened with Bee); or the Jinchuriki did not have enough mastery over the Bijuu to keep a portion of the Bijuu chakra for himself/herself. Both these cases are essentially identical.

2) Regarding the purpose of the Akatsuki itself, the whole idea seems to be a giant plot hole. We've seen what pre-War Obito was capable of. He could have easily taken out all the jinchurikis using his ultra-haxx Kamui intangibility and Kamui teleportation. Obito actually had no need of Akatsuki, given his feats against Yagura, Konan, Fuu/Torune and the 8-man team led by Kakashi to track down Sasuke and Itachi. Obito could have simply done what he did with Kushina and Minato and then proceed to abduct the other jinchurikis, since he could basically solo all of them. He could have extract Kurama during Kushina's vulnerable period of delivery, which he actually did in the story. But since Kurama could not be sealed inside the Gedo statue before the other Bijuus, all Obito had to do was to make sure Minato and Kushina died, thus leaving Kurama to a weaker and more vulnerable jinchuriki (child Naruto). That actually ended up happening.

With powerful opponents like Minato and Kushina gone, Obito could have then concentrated on the other Jinchurikis. Shukaku's Jin was an old priest who spent his life behind bars due to the villagers' fears. Since Obito could easily infiltrate Konoha, the Hidden Mist and the Hidden Rain (before Hanzo's death) without being detected, it stands to reason that he could do the same with the Hidden Sand. The other Jinchurikis also would be nothing but fodder to Obito, considering the fact that he was able to cast a Kotoamatsukami-level genjutsu on Yagura, a Perfect Jinchuriki. The only ones who would give him trouble would be Killer Bee and Ay, but they can be taken out due to Kamui-haxx, and maybe with some help from Nagato. After all the Bijuu, including Gyuki, have been sealed, all Obito would have to do is to abduct a 5-10 years old Naruto. Extracting Kurama from child Naruto would have been a piece of cake. But instead, Obito somehow ended up forming the Akatsuki and using roundabout means to capture the Bijuu, when instead he could have simply captured them himself in a short span of time using Kamui intangibility + teleprotation. Also, had Obito done the job all by himself, almost no one would have been able to track him, since he could appear/disappear and teleport to desired locations at will, thus leaving little to no traceable tracks leading to his lair.