[Haruno Sakura]

I must agree that America's attempt to "kiddify" anime really bothers me. Most anime is not for younger kids, but they edit the hell out of it to make it appeal to another age group, because more viewers/fans = more $$$ for them.

In regards to the anime being insanely behind the japanese one, that annoys me too. I've heard rumors that Cartoon Network may skip the fillers entirely, although I don't really see that happening.

It would be cool if they could air the fillers on the weekdays at night (instead of doing re-runs), and have Shippuuden air on Saturdays, although that would be a hell of a lot of work on the shoulders of Viz and the voice actors and everyone else involved..