Yeah, the jump was supposed to be 3 years but I guess they're counting all that filler material as approximately one year or so.

Man, I haven't watched Naruto ever since mid-way through the Curry of Life filler. It's been a while... I didn't care much for wrapping up the filler but it's refreshing to hear some of the great background music again. Also since I haven't been watching Naruto in so long the artwork was a real shock. They're still in their old younger designs! Naruto and the others really look more like kids when they have a rounder faces. It seems that all that will change next week though.