OK, so this is now the second or third time that Sasuke has gone up against something, lost badly only to see Naruto beat it - first the walls of ice, and now the latest against Gaara (which he was awake for this time).
I'm wondering how this will affect the relationship between Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura - Sasuke obviously went in to the fight expecting that the chidori would be the ultimate move, only to witness Naruto summoning the frog and beating Gaara as a result. Sasuke must be going through a fairly serious re-evaluation of Naruto right about now, and it'll be interesting to see how that develops.
Also - Sakura witnessed Naruto's fight in the examination, and must have been impressed, but she was passed out for the whole summoning sequence - will she still see Naruto in the same way, what will happen when she finds out about the summoning?
Just some stuff going through my head, and after having just watched episode 80 I'm gonna go get some tissues cos I need em