Actually, I've been up and down on this arc for it's treatment of the ladies. On the plus side you have Sakura being smart with Shikamaru, punching out a monster, healing people, and then bossing people around. On the minus side you have Iruka telling Sakura to get to the kitchen, Naruto telling Tsunade to get to the kitchen step back, and Hinata NOT having the epic multi-chapter fight she deserved.