^^ Well, I don't think that arc was designed to actually succeed. Remember, after the Jiraya/Naruto/Sakura's journey to find the hideout, everything that precedes it was just supposed to be pointless in terms of the actual plot.
Btw, speaking of filler arcs, I can recall this one time where Hinata actually hit Naruto during a part one filler arc. At that time there was a clone Naruto that was causing mischief, out of the ordinary kind, and Hinata mistaken the real one for that imposter. So, yeah, if any anti-narusaku fans or naruhina fans that says that they should not be together because she hits Naruto, point them to that.
Edited by Anguyen92, 07 September 2011 - 06:49 PM.