User blog comment:Omega natsu2/Episode 176: The Dragon King, Review./@comment-24536822-20140406155427/@comment-4829046-20140407101359

Still, I see no problem with that. The only real thing to complain would be calling it "Hurricane Chronicles"(shippuden) but that's also not my problem, that's just what people find fault with. I treat the two parts very differently. Regular Naruto is like my childhood and proper entrance into the otaku world and for that I thank it, I thank even the fillers. Naruto Shippuden on the other hand, while I do respect the initial bit, the moment the fillers started getting freaking ridiculous and gave me NO inspiration whatsoever, it became shit. I didn't even mind the mediocre animation in the Pain arc cause I still loved it and I loved rewatching it.