Surprised there's so much bitching about it. I guess the cock tease of what's to come outweighed the expected results of the current execution.

Honestly I didn't think it was that bad. Again I'll take stretched-out manga content over filler any day.

I guess the sheer badassiddy of the Sauske reappearance/cocktease got peoples expectations up to astronomical levels. I'm sure they'll be able to deliver when the times comes (especially in the next episode).