That and the fact that she's not particularly popular and even less interesting than Ino. Sakura is at least engaging b/c she's so 'hateable' but all Tenten has ever made me feel was...meh, when will this scene be over...Originally Posted by Danad_corps
All I can say is, Wow. That was the probably the best filler I've seen. Normally filler is chock-full of inane and stupid plots, with character degradation, but this filler was actually pretty good.
First off, we get the sand in a filler and they're not completely lame. Gaara was actually in character, which was a pleasant surprise. There was some strategy - for example, in the typical filler, Gaara and Co. would have just started chasing the 4 bad guys as soon as the student was kidnapped. Here they actually went to the Sand council to discuss the situation! I was in shock when it was apparent the writers put some thought into the story. After all, if some ninjas can effortlessly wipe out an entire patrol, you shouldn't just chase after them unprepared.
Still, there were some problems. The sand's reason of possibly getting rid of Gaara (the reason why they won't send any jounin after the kidnappers) is ludicrous. I mean, they created Gaara, and now they don't want him? Makes no sense at all. I imagine Baki will come to save their asses though. Also, the village that hands out missions is waaaaaay off manga I think. Didn't we see representatives from feudal lands coming to request missions in person near the beginning of Naruto? Plus, a lot of missions were stupid easy things like finding cats and things.
I don't see a problem with the ways the teams are set up. A medical team is a good idea for a mission like this. I liked the "return the favor" idea of Shikamaru's, it gives a tie-in to the manga which is always a good thing. The only real problem is that this arc will only be 2 more episodes, so things must be wrapped up quickly, which is a shame. I'm sure they'll kill off the bad guys in really fast and unrealistic scenarios - it is 13 vs. 4 after all. I have high hopes though.
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