Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-12509038-20141124214040/@comment-24810183-20150112135111

(As a preface: I need to focus on school more in the upcoming months, but maybe I'll drop by some more at the release of the new manga! :)

So, like I just wanted to put this here: Like, I think Part 1 of Naruto was so incredibly nice. It had a believable plot, great characters, no OOC, and good timing. All of the arcs fit their location. But I feel like Part 2 lost all of those aspects. To me, Naruto (pt. 2) was only kept alive due to the shipping wars and shipping in general (a tragic fate of most shonens, to me). The naruto-sasuke fight was believable, as well as Itachi's arc and the Kazekage rescue, but the entirety of the war was a incredulous aspect, and the invasion of pain was a little illogical, in reality. Those two arcs really slowed it down more than it did quicken the pace, unfortunately. The ending was believable but misplaced in timing. If the series ended at the fight, and an implied ending as for the shipping (like naruto going out with hinata/sasuke going out with sakura) then it would've probably been better. In the end, shipping should never have become the driving force to read the series, but it kind of dimished into it (mostly NS/SK vs. SS/NH) unfortunately.