I didn't understand this... the monster inside the shell who's rm came out when Sasuke pulled his arm back out of the shell... why didnt we see him when we saw Gaara find out he was bleeding? And that eye above the sand ball dissapeared mysteriously too.

One thing that was kinda getting old was even Gai saying, 'So this is the power of the Uchiha'... I mean come on surely he has seen other Uchiha in his lifetime...... as for their ability he has fought Kakashi as well! Well maybe Kakashi didn't have the sharingan then.

As for the summoning circle, I think they were summoning snakes, as can be sene in the preview for the next ep when many snakes jump over the stadium wall.

As for Hokage and Kazekage shooting off like bullets, that smoke and sound was due to that grenade thing that sand nin had just activated in his hand.

Also, it seems Gaara has about the same skill as Naruto without Kyuubi, since he can only do desert graveyard and desert coffin, and the rest is done by the demon such as the sand Bunshin and shield. OK so he has the armour by himself but he aint much different than Naruto without Kyuubi.

It was pretty neat seeing those ANBU jump into action... though what they were jumping for left me wondering ......

I got a feeling Baki is gonna get killed. Also, that Shino is gonna take out Kankuro and Temari by himself, since he now seems to be aware of their plan. In the next few eps I think we are gonna see (obviously) Hokage and Kazekage fight but I think Kazekage is going to be a less of a match for Hokage than most of us thought before, since in the next ep Hokage seems pretty relaxed while Kazekage is holding a Kunai to his throat.

It seems Genma is going to fight Baki for now, with the ANBU squads going after the two Kazekage guards.... that leaves Kakashi and Gai free... Kakashi might go after Kabuto so....... what is Gai going to do...?