Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26894845-20151021214416/@comment-734582-20151022110408

Gaiden012 wrote: I think the plot is "enduring the hardships of being a shinobi". The main antagonist? Umm the Akatsuki in my opinion. Basically, yes. Shinobi are those who endure, it's said numerous times in the series. Naruto is about a boy who endures the hardships of life to achieve his dreams.

The main antagonist i think is Madara, who is the literal opposite of Naruto in that he tries to turn reality into a dream, rather than Naruto trying to turn a dream into reality.