Black Zetsu shows up in issue 559, page 12, facing off against a super-Naruto clone. They're still fighting in issue 562, page 10, and on page 11 Chojuro cuts him in half. That's not to say that he's dead, mind.
Possible point for Tobi not even being Uchiha?
I think I'll agree with that. The groundwork for a non-Uchiha using the Sharingan has been in there since the Bridge mission, and Danzo... yuck. Could explain why he's collecting eyes: To replace his in case it goes bad.
Gaara doesn't have Shukaku anymore, but he's got massive chakra reserves - probably his body built it up in response to holding a demon.
I think that's the official explanation. The seals on the Bijuu aren't perfect, and allow some of their chakra to leak out. The chakra of the host then grows as a sort of immune response. Naruto's seal in particular was designed that way.
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Date: 2011-11-10 08:24 pm (UTC)Black Zetsu shows up in issue 559, page 12, facing off against a super-Naruto clone. They're still fighting in issue 562, page 10, and on page 11 Chojuro cuts him in half. That's not to say that he's dead, mind.
Possible point for Tobi not even being Uchiha?
I think I'll agree with that. The groundwork for a non-Uchiha using the Sharingan has been in there since the Bridge mission, and Danzo... yuck. Could explain why he's collecting eyes: To replace his in case it goes bad.
Gaara doesn't have Shukaku anymore, but he's got massive chakra reserves - probably his body built it up in response to holding a demon.
I think that's the official explanation. The seals on the Bijuu aren't perfect, and allow some of their chakra to leak out. The chakra of the host then grows as a sort of immune response. Naruto's seal in particular was designed that way.