gj-fangirls:
early naruto
was so good conceptually. I mean, you could be all powerful but there was always a price. Gai and his gates? Unimaginable pain afterwards. Kakashi and Raikiri? Out like a light for a week. Itachi and his prowess? Feared by the whole village, not to mention eventual blindness. Tenzo’s wood style? Illegal experimentation.
Later Shippuden had so much God Mode power-ups but none of the earlier fallout *sighs an endless sigh*
I used to love Naruto but I never truly joined the fandom. I did like it a lot and read the manga to the very end; however, as time passed I stopped watching the anime because the filler arcs were completely out of control and to the point it made it less enjoyable.
I personally think Shonen Jump got too carried away with how much of a money maker Naruto was they refused to let it go and gave a spin off to the kids. I mean, it’s nice to see our ships have sailed and that they’re all fine in the end; but I think the way masashi kishimoto wrote the ending, it was a closed ending.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ll always like the series and Hinata will always be my fave but I feel the series is now overkill.