Shippuden fights are much better
Gaara got a whole lot more creative with his sand, Kakashi is using so many different jutsus that he copied, Gai is opening gates, and good guys are finally getting pwned (Kankurou). Shippuden still doesn't shien as much to me because I have to wait every week for a new episode because I started too early :(

yeah but if you didnt start early you wouldn't know what the hell everyone is talking about.