Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31278419-20170331010234/@comment-734582-20170521181027

I think Kishimoto's actual product was much better than the pilot. He did very well on many aspects and it's a true testament to his skill that he created a series that ended because he wanted it to end, not because it was cancelled. Still, i think with relatively low costs in terms of effort, significant improvements could've been made to the story. I'm sad that the Biju weren't developed more, and i think it's something Kishimoto really should've sat down for and written some rules about.

Problems with 4th war Naruto mostly stem from Kurama (as i've stated before), because he's simply incredibly bland with little to nothing that makes him unique. Power isn't interesting by itself. One could argue that Naruto's skill and natural power had to be limited, but then what was the whole SPSM thing about?