Yeah, this episode was totally bland and easily forgettable. I guess because it just came out of some serious ass kicking episodes they decided to call it a holiday and made this. I was pretty annoyed at the lack of substance in this episode. But then again they might be trying to build up the momentum for the next arc slowly......reeeaalllyy slowly.
I actually dont mind the filler episodes because in each there was always something that was at least somewhat interesting and they provide a lot of the background information/explanations for the story. I can't really say that for this episode though. Although Naruto being able to break out of the rope made from Black hair was worthy to note. Especially since Shizune said that a shinobi could not break out of it.
Oh well I guess we can just look forward to the upcoming episodes, after all there is no where to go but up from here.