Uh, yeah it was okay. IMO, they REALLY overused flashbacks, it was like watching the first 20 eps again. They even had flashbacks from the same friggin' episode; like replaying a clip from a scene they had 8 minutes previous.
Other than that the animation was good and the fighting was alright. That shuriken trick kicked ass.
I also like how Sasuke is arguably the coolest out of all of the genin kids in terms of style/abilities, but most people *hate* him, because as a character he's just a huge jerkface, not even in a particularly badass way; just a ****. The show just really develops the characters well. Like how most people love Rock Lee even though he's stupidly drawn and can only do taijutsu.