Damn good arc. It was one of, if not the most "ninja" arc. Tailed beasts & dojutsu only snuck in towards the end. Nice tactics etc. Wasn't keen on the little snotty fisher kid brats sob story though the last time I watched. Irritating af. That's only downside I think. That & the bridge builder seemed to be an ass. There was a real sense of peril & suspense imo.
OT: T'was good. Better than most arcs with exception of series' constant units like Sakura being annoying or Naruto being loud etc but these are constants and happened for the most part of series.