Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20171101121352/@comment-734582-20171102170759

UntappedRage wrote: Judging by Naruto's rapid advancement in a few years from Genin-level to Kage-level, I reckon he's pretty darn talented. Once he got rid of his 3+ year education setback, yea. But the Naruto fresh out of the Academy was literally at the bottom of the class. UntappedRage wrote: But seriously, I wish the protagonist of Naruto's sequel was a completely new character, with nothing to do with the previous cast, who sets off on his/her own adventures in the world that was shaped by the events previous. That would have so much better. It doesn't even need Naruto in the name. Alas, the pull of the the $$ was too much. It would never sell a copy. Nobody would know it's a Naruto sequel so anyone who would be interested wouldn't watch/read it. If the only connection is the world, you may as well make a new IP suited to the story you want to tell.

And while it is apparently an unpopular opinion, money is what gets this manga/anime made. If a story makes no money, it doesn't get made.