Quote Originally Posted by DarthEnder
You guys know I'm generally not a Manga reader but I eventually caved in and read this when I got tired of hearing about "that thing between the Sasuke chase arc and the start of Shipuuden" when it was looking like they were never gonna get around to animating it.

Even though I did read it, I'm psyched to be able to see it in the anime finally.
It's the same for me
This is the only manga I read before the anime came out. I was also tired of hearing about Kakashi Gaiden and was really interested. Eventually I caved in and read it.

I even got a warning for a spoiler :P
Just by mentioning the name Kakashi Gaiden