I think part of the problem with anime like Naruto and Bleach is that they reach a point where the story could legitimately end (For Naruto it was after Sasuke joins Orochimaru) and realize "Oh, shit! We finished a hundred episodes ahead of schedule! Now we can't make anymore of that sweet, sweet money! I know, let's make filler episode after filler episode so that we can extend this as long as possible! Sure, people may hate it, but I want to sleep naked in a bed of money!"
Seriously, nothing would have been lost form the Naruto storyline if they just cut right to Shippuden after Sasuke left. What we got was Naruto going from problem to problem saying, "Is Sasuke here? Nope. Is he here? Nope, etc."
Seriously, nothing would have been lost form the Naruto storyline if they just cut right to Shippuden after Sasuke left. What we got was Naruto going from problem to problem saying, "Is Sasuke here? Nope. Is he here? Nope, etc."
