Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-5085906-20180414195155/@comment-734582-20180416073250

My favorites aren't original, but it's Kakashi, Jiraiya, and Nagato (in that order).

Kakashi got me through some of the shittiest Naruto content. To me, he's what a Ninja is supposed to be. Limited chakra means that every jutsu he uses means something. The Sharingan was always cool. And learning that he got his ideals from Obito was a huge moment.

I didn't like Jiraiya because of the whole pervert thing, but he redeemed himself mostly by the fight against Pain. I liked his style, and to me he's what a Sannin is supposed to be. The use of frogs and frog-related jutsu was interesting and fresh.

Nagato felt pretty weak, but he did bring the earth-shattering "what about my friends, my family, my village" line to the table. I liked his jutsu and theme. I just think we could've gotten more out of him.