Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25139119-20150901145048/@comment-5936871-20150902155620

@Seelantu It should also be noted that despite it's lack of years the majority of it's timeline remains consistent. Many of it's story and events have already been explained and thought out. The Uchiha Clan Massacre, the Hyuga Affair, all of the world wars, the history of the Senju and Uchiha, must I go on? It may not have years which causes some problems, but it's story still flows nicely and smoothly.

Also, look at DBZ. The original DB was mostly about martial artist who fought some androids, mercenaries, and even demons. When DBZ came around and introduced aliens, people weren't screaming "This is inconsistent!" cause the story still flowed smoothly and made sense. It's the same with Naruto, it's not like Kaguya and the Otsutsuki magically appeared out of nowhere. They were given a whole backstory and everything that explains how everything came to be. The only reasons you even notice the inconsistencies is because like you said, you have explored and studied Naruto down to every single minute detail. Noticing things that Kishi himself probably hasn't even noticed. But that doesn't destroy the story and prevent it from progressing. Now you may not like the story, cause a lot of people didn't seem happy with the introduction of aliens into the series and with how godlike the characters became (which was expected imo). But that doesn't mean the story has no consistency whatsoever.

Edit: I'd also like to ask what other Manga besides OP gives it a 4/10? From what I hear, OP is one of the greatest Manga out there. So comparing most series to OP would make them bad in comparison. Out of the series I've read so far, I'd say Naruto is better than most.