Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1018594-20150519012755/@comment-25626003-20150519190143

Man look, I've said this before and I'll say it again: I truly appreciate Naruto for what it is. At the end of the day, it's a fictional series that really grabbed my attention from the beginning and kept my attention all throughout, even now. That said I'm with the OP; the supplementary material following the manga's end has done more harm than good. I clash with a lot of people on here mainly because Kishi couldn't be bothered to properly explain the timelines, how some techniques work, the circumstances in which events occurred, etc....all highlighted in the OP. The 4th databook is the worst of it all, because it's mere existence has had us choosing what to include in mainstream, and what to just either ignore completely or banish to obscurity. All of this isn't something the wiki should be dealing with, but alas...it is what it is.

I'll end by saying that the novels are pretty well done, and the fact that there are still areas to be covered is pretty exciting. I just hope they're done well enough.