Awhile ago I had to say that Naruto Shippuuden was a savior from all those filler episodes after Sasuke had left in the original Naruto episodes, but now much of the episodes just drag on and on. I just couldn't believe how they took around 5 episodes just to do that whole searching for Sai and Sasuke scenes, including Kabuto coming up outside. Hopefully the next arcs will go faster after this one. I suppose that making us wait for suspense isn't too bad, but there's a fine line for holding us off for a big finale and just plain rediculousness.