bah these eps were shit. mizuki was a cross between tony the tiger and tygra from thundercats
REALLY?? My god! How astute! I can't imagine WHERE you got such perfect examples!

I AM a girl. And what is wrong with liking girls because they are cute?! You know Sakura is getting stronger since she is under Tsunade. Hinata has stuff up her sleeve. Tenten is the cutest girl I have ever seen. *Squee* And Ino... I dunno...
I agree with you completely, I'd hit ALL dat.

That was the point you were trying to make right?

most of the characters have matured a lot since the Chuunin exam and the Sound 5 encounters
Except of course, all of the girls, who were all absent during the Sound 5 encounters.

I want to see more of Gaara...this time fighting along side Naruto in a cooperative mission instead of against him
I'm pretty sure this is going to happen if for no other reason than Atatsuke's primary goal is to collect all of the "endless sources of chakra", of which Naruto and Gaara are two of. So no doubt they will be allies later...if the series ever gets that far.