So naruto no longer has kyubi inside of him? Then how the heck is he weaker when the reason for him being weak the kyuubi is gone. Naruto's chalra pool was always larger than everyone else's, and the seal containing the kyuubi was always draining away Naruto's chakra to hold the fox. Without the fox and the seal Naruto's chakra pool should shoot up now that its no longer having to constantly repla e whats lost to hold the kyuubi. So has kishimotto forgotten that part of his own creation. Which makes since, when in shippuden he forgot about nar greatest technique, the true transformation. But so naruto is locked in a side dimension alive and not dieing. So he can meditate and play around woth his chakra non stop? This is a golden opportunity for naruto to get so much stronger of kishimoto actually wanted to go this direction.