Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1251315-20150129124014/@comment-24757127-20150130173715

Bambusek wrote: I enjoy this arc as well, the only problem with it is that we already know the outcome, we know that all of Konoha teams will get promotion at the end (but it is good to see how they manage it), and Neji will even become Jonin in next six months.

Not every story arc needs to have a surprise ending. Even though we know the ending I think it's cool seeing how the Konoha teams get promoted. You don't need to focus so much on the outcome. The journey is interesting too.