</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Nara Shikamaru @ Jan 31 2004, 02:10 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> it&#39;s not a complete filler episode </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
my thoughts:
it&#39;s not even 1% a filler ep
unless filler is following the manga
all they did was make a few more drawings than the manga (so everything would fit together like it has to in anime).. other than that they followed the manga completely

i think it was a good ep in that sense
and it sure builds tension and mood
plus they had the awesome orotheme (i gotta get me some of that&#33