This week we got 3 pages of flashbacks about how far naruto has come- as part of Ebisu’s memories of naruto before he tells Pein he would never give up information about Naruto. We see the highlights of naruto’s journey to becoming a ninja- how the villagers didn’t accept him, how naruto helped defeat zabuza, naruto’s chuunin match where he beat Neiji, etc. And then at the end the classic group villager picture where everyone finally excepts naruto and even respects him, even Ebisu sensei who used to be one of his critics. So it may not look good for Ebisu since flashbacks are really often right before someone dies…or at least almost dies…we shall see next week though.