I miss the naruto chunin exams where fight scenes were animated decently and looked liked fight scenes rather than this powerpoint crap. Also shikadai vs earphone girl is a disappointment. I was expecting Shikadai to be more calculating and intricate in laying down traps and strategies like his father rather than throwing random noob like single kunais while running around and forcing his shadow tech to reach the opponent. At the start of a match shikamaru already makes 1000 scenarios and plans while Shikadai just rushes on and uses his shadow tech like a moron and got confused how earphone girl manages to escape, well duh your slow ass single shadow technique wont reach even a genin if you make your attacks that obvious. Seriously only die hard fan boys watch this crap nowadays, i admit I WAS a fanboy of this series but this animation just keeps on getting worse and worse same as One piece.
Also ive noticed it seem like shadow imitation tech doesnt need shadows anymore to create wtf is this anime basing on. Even Shikamaru needed the arena wall's shadow on his chunin exams to extend his shadow reach but somehow Shikadai in the middle of the arena basked under the sun can spam his shadow everywhere.