Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25139119-20150901145048/@comment-1746153-20150905172620

I'd give it a 5-6. Mostly for world-building and a variety in characters, as well as some story moments. I respect Kishimoto for remaining so productive during all these years, but of course, he didn't and/or couldn't think everything through deeply enough. Us fans often dig deeper than the creators do (though it might be quite interesting sometimes). In fact, I still stick to some of my headcanons regarding the origins and workings of chakra. I don't like blaming Kishimoto for creating his world like that, even if not everything in it seems consistent to me. I have my own fictional universe that I create rules for, and naturally if I published my stories set within it, people would find flaws and inconsistencies within it too.

My main complain about Naruto in general would be the prophecy and transmigrations playing such a big part. You know, the thing that lead to Naruto being called NaruJesus, and the very literal application of Ninshuu. It was all just too blunt.

That said, I don't even read many Shounen manga series, and Naruto was the only long-running one to keep my interest. One of the reasons is likely the artwork.