Quote Originally Posted by AssertnFailure
Hmm...maybe I haven't been in this forum enough lately....but how does the new intro/ending suggest the conclusion of the fillers? All I see is cleverly generic usage of characters that imply nothing about any story-altering events within the next 26 episodes.
The opening Does Suggest fillers... look at older openings.. and you still see stuff that happens in that season... sorta, even before they change out sections of the animation in the begining.....

But your kinda right in a way... But I dunno

Quote Originally Posted by Cyberdude93
Not that dattebayo are known for their truthfulness, but it's worth mentioning they claim 3 weeks of fillers left in this episode.

And personally, I think the new opening just reeks of things being inserted so they can contrast with the timeskip (i.e. Konohamaru). That places the timeskip around no more than 13 episodes away (that's when they normally alter the opening...I think).
Where do they claim that?