Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-28319199-20160427133424/@comment-734582-20160430142448

Mialla1223 wrote: She (Sakura) also grew. Became stronger. Sadly, she would start being annoying at some point. Kishimoto loves symbolism, and Sakura is definitely intended to be the Team Neutral. However, i think he overdid it a bit, which is an idea many people share. I definitely prefer Naruto-Hinata over Naruto-Sakura.

Mialla1223 wrote: Yes, I did meant in the anime. I actually happened to read the manga, but also watced the anime. Therefore, I can happen to confuse others, I apologies for that, I should have be more precise. Don't worry you're not the only one. I've watched some more anime since Naruto and i can definitely tell that Naruto is on the ridiculous end of Filler. Mialla1223 wrote: Would you mind telling me your opinion onto my previous sayings in my last comment? Which one, about Jiraiya or Boruto? I though Jiraiya was handled very well in general. It seems that Kishimoto was fed up with his way of life (i've seen work schedules where he slept 4 hours a day) and after the Pain arc, i think he realized how he could finish the story and worked to get it done in the 700 chapters. He did pretty well i think, people get invested in the story a lot and i think it colors their opinion too much (I certainly found myself readjusting myself a few times). In a perfect world he could've gotten even more out of it, but the world is rarely perfect.

As to boruto, i hope that we will see a re-adjustment to a more Part-I style manga, with a better balance between the various things (e.g. ninjutsu, taijutsu and genjutsu as well as use of tools and weapons) and some more balance between characters. I think Kishimoto, in hindsight, may have bitten of more than he could chew with the Konoha 12, and discovered that it's pretty difficult to have so many characters grow together at the same time. I definitely think Boruto will feature a more steady, smaller central cast, and probably will work similar to Part II where a large variety of characters came and went. (contrary to Part I where a fairly large cast had to be kept balanced)