Actually, I like this better than the manga; because it stipulates a better example of how weak Sasuke is.
After all, if he's weaker than Naruto then he is much weaker than Itachi, and being defeated by a no name jounin only adds to it.

Don't get me wrong, the filler was crappy in many ways, but this is not one of them, in fact it's the only good thing about it.
The animation was horrible, the story inconsitent, and the dialog was written by a mute mule hung like a pussy.

Well, and the sneak peak into Sakura's baka-strength and medical abilities where neat, but could have been made much better.

I'm happy with this filler arc, if only for so little, it's still better than nothing.