I guarantee a time-skip will take place very soon. ANYONE THAT THINKS NARUTO AND SASUKE ARE GOING TO FIGHT SOON ARE FOOLISH AND DON'T REALIZE THE PACE OF THIS MANGA.

Kishi loves to do this. Actually, if you look at PART 1, right before the time-skip, it's very similar. I believe that before this manga ends, we will see multiple great battles - that only include everyone EXCEPT Naruto and Sasuke. He has basically focused the entirety of these past 20~30 episodes on Naruto and Sasuke getting stronger.

WHEN Naruto and Sasuke do fight again, I believe the manga will end five episodes later. The time-skip will take place in the new ninja war and people will die. I'm assuming Killerbee, Tsunade, and more.

I also believe that Orochimaru will return, and that Kabuto's goal is to surpass Orochimaru. Kabuto may even find a way to bring Orochimaru back to prove he is superior, but Orochimaru will win. Except instead of Orochimaru taking over Kabuto's body, they will work together in one body to negate Sasuke's Tsukuyomi. Despite this, I think Sasuke will still win.

SASUKE WILL ALSO KILL TOBI after Kabuto tells Sasuke Tobi's secret.