Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-4849011-20151112232753/@comment-734582-20151117142856

Raidra wrote: I see what you mean, and I agree completely. It started off pretty nice -the written exams were nice and it felt like something Kishimoto would've written- but once the Desert part came it just came to a complete halt. Pacing issues actually seem to be the biggest Anime issue. At least the Manga is consistently in a fairly high gear -hence my comment that it's sometimes TOO fast- but the Anime occasionally kills all momentum for an entire episode worth of flashback. That's what i don't understand about the current filler either: the earlier pace went fine. Now that they're actually at their destination the pace is once more crawling.

If the anime remained the same, but was properly cut for a more consistent case, it would've been much better. The Kakashi Anbu arc was a good arc and seemed to be paced well enough from memory. Pierrot has proven that they *can* pace it well. So i don't understand why they're missing the mark so hard right now.