Was the Land of Waves with Haku and Zabuza the best story arc of both Naruto and Naruto Shippuden? Badass and sympathetic villains, Sasuke awakens the Sharingan, Naruto goes 9-tails for the first time, Kakashi shows chidori, and there's a lot of earned emotional and physical stakes. Can any other arc compete?
>>160125791
Chuunin exams arc was great. It had some great fights and character building.
>>160126264
Pretty much this. After the Chunnin Exams, they series began to suck it's own dick.
>>160125791
its been years and they barely appeared but people still fondly remember haku and zabuza
>>160127254
That's because it was basically the beginning of the series. That's how far everyone got before most people just stopped.