Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24891154-20140604032717/@comment-24067511-20140604040608

I will admit that Naruto and Harry Potter do share a few similarities. Both parents did sacrifice their lives for their child, true. But the same could be said for Legend of the Seeker (or the Sword of Truth book series) or even Dragonball Z. The impact of growing up without parents just makes the story more dramatic. Also, Harry Potter didn't grow up hated by everyone. It was just by his aunt and uncle and cousin. Everyone in the Wizarding World loved him because he defeated Voldemort. In Naruto, the people viewed him AS the Nine-Tailed Fox because it was sealed inside of him. In Harry Potter, Dumbledore assured everyone that he was a hearo. In Naruto, Naruto didn't have that. While the Third Hokage tried, everyone was too obsessed with viewing him as a monster.