Quote Originally Posted by Yukimura
Shippuden is forming a disturbing trend of the anime being much less exciting and suspenseful than the manga. When you read the action panels in the manga you have to fill in the blanks with your imagination, but what's being filled in by the anime is moving so slowly I can't imagine how anyone would have thought that this was what happend in the transitions between panels, let alone enjoyed it. That being said it wasn't that bad and a lot of interesting scenes happened inbetween all the lethargic action.
I agree. I especially hated the way the jumped from one fight to the other, with no developments especially in the Kakashi vs Itachi fight. Like the Bleach, other than some of the added stuff, I thought the transition to anime could have been done better.