Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25139119-20150901145048/@comment-2140588-20150901152458

It's hard to rank the entirety of the series altogether. Some arcs had good story, but bad writing and vice versa. There were also arcs who were mediocre to bad, from the get-go or at the end.

I'd give it a 6.5/10. As much as I appreciate the series, I've watched and read since childhood, it has many flaws. Though, moments like "Jiraiya's Death" have been very impactful and literally brought me to tears >.<. At the end of the day, it's a shonen manga, you can't really ask for too much.

One thing to note though: Kishimoto can't write a decent female character even if his life would depend on it. That's my biggest pet-peeve regarding the series.