Calling the Old Man Out: Gaara finally calls out his father for his terrible parenting. Not only does the Fourth Kazekage take it, he one-ups him by calling himself out, admitting that after everything, he has no right to call himself Gaara's father.
Disappears into Light: Various people resurrected by the Edo Tensei transform into light once they are freed from the reanimation. After Itachi gets Kabuto to undo the Edo Tensei the mass release of the reanimation causes all of the dead ninjas to transform into pillars of light before departing the world of the living for good.
Dying Declaration of Love: While he is technically already dead Itachi gives one of these speeches to Sauske as he undoes the Edo Tensei, telling Sauske that no matter what path he chooses to walk in life from now on, he will always love him.
Evolutionary Pressure Cooker: In an anime-only example, Torune Aburame's Jar of Poison Technique in episode 317 traps poisonous insects in a pit with piles of corpses, in imitation of kodoku. The insects are forced to multiply into a gigantic swarm that is then unleashed as a Fantastic Nuke upon the surrounding landscape.
Fighting Your Friend: As a consequence of the Edo Tensei, several loyal and deceased shinobi are revived and forced to fight against their comrades, some of whom were the friends and family in life. Rather understandably, this pisses off the whole lot of them.
Headbutt of Love: Unlike the previous times Itachi has said goodbye to him, instead of poking him on the forehead, Itachi pulls Sasuke to him and puts their foreheads together, since he knows this will be the last time.
I Work Alone: Deconstructed with Itachi who realises that he is partially responsible for how Sauske has turned out now because he decided to do everything on his own without telling anyone. He even muses to Sauske that, if he had been honest from the beginning, they might have been able to change their clan's minds together. He also dissuades Naruto from going down the same path when he talks about ending the war by himself, telling him that he should rely on the help of his friends.
Gaara's character arc comes full circle after his father, temporarily revived, finally confesses to him the truth of his birth. He reveals that his uncle Yashamaru never hated him (he actually hated his brother-in-law) and that his mother died loving him.
Tobi is not Madara Uchiha.
War Arc: "The Fourth Great Ninja War" starts here.
Wham Shot: Chapter 559: The body that Kabuto used to blackmail Tobi is finally revealed...and it's the real Madara Uchiha.
