Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24373005-20140831023026/@comment-3441296-20140902175457

Rachin123 wrote: J spencer93 wrote: Don't think it has taken a nose dive actually. Just think it's focus has shifted and that did not go over well with a lot of people. So sugarcoating it. But it has took a nosedive because of that.

I could see where the sudden change from a fighting based shonen to an immensely complicated plot (which I admit is a little shaky) would make some less of a fan. Honestly, I have found the serious lacking the last few chapters myself. But I do not know about a nosedive.