Well I watched the raw episode of the new Shippuuden, and I can safely say once again fillers are getting very, very annoying. Another thirty minutes of rubbish. Sakura explaining to Granny that she had concocted extra antidotes from when she made Kankorou's, Granny chiyo marveling at it skeptically, Sasori basically going "HA HA, I AM MADE OF MACHINE", some crazy seal that keeps his body and soul in tact as a puppet, Naruto proving to be an idiot still, Deidara... still trying to pull Naruto away from Kakashi... Kakashi still proving to be an all-around badass, and then Deidara running away again was pretty boring.
I really wish they'd stop dragging the Shippuuden's on like this. I understand that sometimes they need to take a break to explain things, but the last like, 8 episodes have been really anti-climatic, with the exception of Sakura destroying Sasori's puppet and revealing her trump card. Oh well though, not much I can complain about, not like I'll stop watching it every week.
On a side note, I'm finding it funny how I can understand small bits and pieces of Japanese now... but can't speak or read a word of it, lol.