the flashbacks actually r really cute and make me wonder how itachi is the way he is. the flashbacks make him seem so sweet and like a good brother at first. it makes him sumwhat likable at first.. but then it shows all those stupid secrets and him changing. it makes me mad.

on other episode i said i didn't really like flash backs, but that was because they played the same flash back like 3-4 times in the same episode, but flash backs that add to the storyline are all good, like this 1 and the kakashi chronicals and jiriyia's story, those add more intresity to the story line, but playing a 5 sec. flash black over and over again does become a little annoying, but like i said, the story line flash backs are great. and idk why people think itachi is such an "A" whole, he's actually a really nice person, he was just under pressure and under orders. i bet u think i'm crazy but there is better explination later in the series.