Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-12509038-20140830021423/@comment-25349026-20140831034945

Vandiir wrote: I'm gonna agree with Elve and say Naruto. Honestly, if I ever create my own comic or novel, I will know exactly what NOT to do to the main character.

Besides Naruto being an idiot, and just rehashing the same overly idealistic 'never give up' bullcrap, the way he magically changes people with relatively simple advice that they could have gotten from any number of other people, is just very irritating. I feel the whole, 'chosen one/savior who can just fix people with words and magically solve EVERYONES' problems' role was really overplayed.

But probably the main reason I feel he is such a terrible character is because he is only able to accomplish the majority of the things he does because of his power coming from other people and outside sources. The only reason he is able to do anything is because of Kurama, and the only reason his own chakra reserves are stronger and higher than normal is because he had superhero parents. He's been given all of his "specialness" and it's the only reason he's able to back up any of the shit he says or does.

Yes, he's had some decent development, and his heart is in the right place I suppose, but Elve pretty much summed him up perfectly. The whole Jesus rehash thing just became much more apparent as the series went on.

Given Naruto's Dr. Phil no jutsu dattebayo / ninjaharmony.com, plus the significant increase in supporting characters (I'm sure there are 108 by now), maybe Kishimoto's influence switched to that of Suikoden (The Water Margin) with Naruto as the Tenkai star.