How you screened that reply I don't know :-D, but yes I'm totally current in the manga, which is at chapter 334 right now, and watched the series up until the filler began, which was at around ep 136 or so. I just couldn't wait anymore, and ran to the manga haha.

I've heard about the filler ending and am very excited! "Naruto Shippuuden" is scheduled to start in winter '07, which hopefully means late Jan. to mid Feb. (I'm a hopeful lad) but could be as late as March. We'll seeee.