Well, I stopped reading the manga shortly after the shippuden part started, but I'd say it's not strictly necessary. Obviously, you'll be missing out on some backstory, but I don't think it'll cause you to clutch your head in abject confusion or anything. After all, if you want quick and dirty summaries of the first series, that's what the internet is for, right?
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Date: 2007-04-21 03:22 pm (UTC)From: