Name: Anonymous 2013-04-07 16:52
I was quite the Naruto fan back in the day, but the series just got boring to me. There were too many random twists thrown in, and after Itachi died, it just went to crap because of Sasuke's decision to turn on Konoha. It became several different plots within one, and everyone was kind of doing their own thing, not working towards one common goal.
Not to mention, by the time I stopped reading, it had WAAAAY too many unnecessary characters randomly thrown about who didn't even play important roles in the story. I would have loved to see more of the other teams, but alas, after Pein, I feel like they only made random cameos that didn't even have to do with what was going on at that particular moment.
I loved the original Naruto, though, and still do. It had all the character development and the personal growth, and everything leading up to Sasuke's inevitable departure from Konoha made complete sense. It wasn't all about the fighting - it had values regarding family and bonds, and dealt with a lot more issues amongst the other characters, really fleshed them out.
The only real thing I found entertaining at all throughout Shippuden was Naruto meeting with his parents and finding out their pasts.
I also don't care for the fights, really; the series has just become another typical shounen story about who's stronger, which I understand since it IS a mainstream shounen manga. But that's probably why it's not my cup of tea.
Not to mention, by the time I stopped reading, it had WAAAAY too many unnecessary characters randomly thrown about who didn't even play important roles in the story. I would have loved to see more of the other teams, but alas, after Pein, I feel like they only made random cameos that didn't even have to do with what was going on at that particular moment.
I loved the original Naruto, though, and still do. It had all the character development and the personal growth, and everything leading up to Sasuke's inevitable departure from Konoha made complete sense. It wasn't all about the fighting - it had values regarding family and bonds, and dealt with a lot more issues amongst the other characters, really fleshed them out.
The only real thing I found entertaining at all throughout Shippuden was Naruto meeting with his parents and finding out their pasts.
I also don't care for the fights, really; the series has just become another typical shounen story about who's stronger, which I understand since it IS a mainstream shounen manga. But that's probably why it's not my cup of tea.