Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-12509038-20140819175343/@comment-1018594-20140826020742

Rachin123 wrote: Longest battle yes but not the best. I'd say my favorite arc would be Hidan and Kakuzu Arc. Better action less talking and flashbacks for the most part. Yes we had some powerful characters in the war arc but it output wasn't so great to me. That was a good arc, but it felt kind of rushed to me. A pleasant twist was that Hidan and Kakuzu were the only Akatsuki team to have both members eliminated simultaneously, and Shikamaru really got some good character development in. I think Asuma seriously got short-changed; he looked like the most badass jonin after Kakashi and he died in his first actual canon fight.

To me, the Invasion of Pain Arc was the best so far. Character development everywhere, Naruto finally becomes the hero he was meant to be, Jiraiya gets the legacy he deserves.