"i predict that the episode where gaara appears to save lee will be around episode 123
keep in mind this isover 40 weeks until the anime reaches that POINT...not when the anime reaches the manga, as the manga will also get 40 more chapters

edit: ok i did some more math and it looks like judging from the avg # of chapters each episode takes up, the anime would catch up at the manga at episode 236 (chapter 401)"

this is what i posted last night.....presuming that there are 1.7 chapters for each episode

if naruto was to keep at the pace it is now for a long enough time, then you can start worrying about it catching up in 3 years from now