Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-4700229-20141027210331/@comment-1514283-20141105221202

Ten Tailed Fox wrote: Ah, see, I expected this argument.

It is the typical fall back of a reader who values their opinion of a work more than the author's opinion of their own work. Kishi spends 15 years writing, drawing, researching for, and publishing this manga; you spend how ever long you have reading it, and you think that makes you entitled to your recommendations. Well, I'm here to burst that bubble. It doesn't.

You can be discontent. Yes. That is your right. Yes. I actually stated that in a previous post, had you been reading rather than looking for material to counter. Many people were discontent with how Charles Dickens' Great Expectations ended, because they had a preconceived notion of how it should end, and Dickens though they were looney. What did he do? Wrote an ending to appease the unruly masses, and wrote an ending true to his story.

Can you guess which version gets printed most in the modern day?

See, you are neither a critic nor a writer (if you are either, please correct me). So while you can give your discontent all you wish, you do not have the credentials, or frankly the ability, to instruct someone who has been writing a series for 15 years on how it should end. No argument you come up with can, nor ever will, justify that.

Edit: And, for the record, you are correct that non-writers can tell what "shitty writing" is, pretty easily. A basic grasp on the language grants this. Though, your definition of "shitty writing" is certainly not mine, and given you aren't any sort of authority on writing, your opinion is just that: an opinion. One of millions who read the series and among a severe minority, given Naruto's continued tremendous success.

Since you don't hesitate to condescend, neither will I.

Your argument basically boils down to a very petulant "don't dislike what I like." The fact of the matter is that I don't have to give two shits what Kishimoto thinks of his work. I couldn't care less if he thinks what he wrote is a masterpiece.

I can express my grievances with what he's written all the same, and I should be able to do that without having to deal with the lazy arguments you come up with. Really, I need to be an accomplished author to be able to be able to complain? That's laughable, and no doubt hypocritical considering there is no way you don't bitch and moan over materials you consume.

The rest of your post is equally nonsensical. I don't need to come from a place of authority or hold any credentials to express my opinion that the ending Kishimoto has written is a disservice to his own work and betrays the expectations of his readers. I'm posting on a message board, not writing a review.

Kishimoto spent 15 years of his life dedicating his time to this manga, and yet couldn't pace himself to give it the ending that it deserved. Instead we got one rushed boss battle after another and by the end of it every last revelation uncovered in the spoiler feels either rushed, out of left field, or both. If you hold a different opinion, that's fine, but don't expect me to validate mine by your absurd standards.