This ep wasnt good for filler.

This ep was AMAZING period. It actually beats some of the non-filler eps.

It had that perfect blend of bringing back old times and reuniting old friends. From all the jounin rushing off to fight on red alert (Hokage assassination), to Shikamaru and the rookie 9 (plus 2) getting taken out of the main fight for an important side mission. All I have to say is I want more.