Great new opening. The ending was hippy trippy and the whole flying naruto head thing reminded my of old scooby doo eps fro some reason., but i really dig the song.
I thought this episode was pretty good- much beter than the crappy jump festa shorts they did.
No one's even mentioned the mulltiple rasengan whirlpool or the fact the tsunade was giving extra attention to sakura (at least a little, but that hints at more)
You even find out what the mouthgear for those rain guys is for!
i dont think aoi is a jounin. he was only listed as iadates teacher, which could mean he's on the same level as iruka, which would make him a chunin. but you never know.
It looks like from the preview for then next ep he's going to square off against sasuke- maybe thats why sasakes been holding back- to save his strength? Who knows. The mystical lightsaber was a dead give away once they showed the hilt of the sword- too much tenchi if you ask me.
I just wanna see sasuke kick some ass next ep- so far naruto and even sakura has done more than him, and it just doesnt feel right.