Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31278419-20170331010234/@comment-27089028-20170521114743

Thekillman wrote: Starscream1998 wrote: Kishimoto for what it's worth did a damn fine job for what it's worth but even he I think can admit that maybe a lot of the stuff was a little confusing here and there. Oh i agree he did very well, but the 4th war's many problems are largely due to earlier setup. Same goes for the power inflation. Naruto is a jinchuriki and as a main character it inevitably meant mastering his power. Even in pt1, he would've been god-tier (in relative terms). By necessity, that meant Hashirama had to be his equivalent without any Biju. By necessity, that meant Madara was his equal. By necessity, that meant each member of Akatasuki had to be a beast. By necessity that meant Sasuke had to have such power as well.

So much power inflation came from the Biju becoming stronger in PT2, changing from essentially Nature demons to nuclear weapons. But that meant everything became more powerful. With more time, the 4th war arc wouldn't have had such problems, since it's biggest problem is all the rushing and Naruto and Sasuke going from reasonably strong to ascending to godhood. The power ups Naruto received were just straight up BS. as a Jinchuriki, mastering the power of his tailed beast is understandable...but suddenly instant sage mode, truth-seeker balls, six paths abilities that include stopping the eight inner gates (something that part 1 firmly established means death) and reproducing body parts like eyes (well guess Sakura just lost what little usefulness she had to offer).