Quote Originally Posted by Lee View Post
Monotanous maybe?

mandatory=needed, which would not make sense unless the word is covered with [sarcasm][/sarcasm] tags
No they're mandatory. The studio (and the source manga as well) simply cannot have a Naruto episode with out long pauses and stares in between fights. So it's become a mandatory element in Naruto (and the majority of shounen series as well.) Of course, that doesn't mean I like it, I just grew immune to its monotony.