Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-27924662-20170419222535/@comment-31700161-20170420021125

UltimaDude wrote: When will this filler arc end?

I believe it will take a long time for that. The anime is supposed to follow the manga, and seeing that the anime is created weekly while the manga about monthly there's just no better choice but to lengthen the anime-own story. It might be a filler for now but I believe that as the manga continues they'll reuse the characters and history from the anime's filler arc, otherwise it'll be a waste of time for them to create and spend time on extra characters on the fillers. That aside, I must agree that the story of the anime has progressed in to a nice direction, things are surely getting more interesting than the last 2 episodes. I also can't wait for Sarada's episode. Mind you, they have put too much time exploring the boys and not to mention that the new generation casts have only 2 female main characters, Sarada and Chouchou.