Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-4244051-20141120202849/@comment-5407586-20141120210159

Naruto has never really been a series about "villains until the end". As Elveonora said, only Orochimaru and Madara were "villains to the core". Kishimoto thought of trying to give "humanity" to the villains, instead of doing it like Toriyama (Dragon Ball ' s Frieza, Cell and Majin Buu) or Kubo (Bleach's Aizen). While Kishimoto may have pushed it too far, I think this gave the Naruto series its own touch. I prefer a story about villains who have their past and feelings explored in detail, instead of a story with villains "I just wanna destroy everything 'cuz I feel like it, yo!" or "I'm the strongest, and who gives a fuck about my background!".