Quote Originally Posted by DarthEnder
Best Naruto episode in ages(is it coincidence that Naruto wasn't in it?)!

Shikamaru, doing his thing again. Some unseen jutsu from the two red-shirt chuunin(even though that whole exchange was basically a rehash of Shikamaru's chuunin final against Temari).

Finally, a good guy death of someone under the age of a thousand.

Like I said, even without the episode title, they telegraphed his death for this entire arc.

I'm wondering now if Asuma's death will inspire Shikamaru into some crazy shit and he beats both of them somehow.

I dunno. I'm all over the place here. But I loved the episode.
I'm not sure which episode of Shippuuden is better, this one or the 100 puppets vs 10 from Chiyo.

I haven't even noticed that Naruto isn't in it... You got a point there