Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-732150-20160125002919/@comment-26773508-20160125054058

That's because Kishi prefers focusing on the Uchiha 90% of the time, other clans be damned. I've heard that he makes his wife dress as Sasuke while rumbling and tumbling in the bedroom (jk :P ). Anyway, tasteless humour aside, the problem with the manga is that Naruto has always been a one-trick-pony. It seems that for some reason, Kishi doesn't like Naruto as a character as much as he likes Sasuke, Itachi, Madara and Obito. One can't fail to notice the wasted potential of the Hyuuga, Senju and the Sarutobi clans. All of these clans were probably in the top 5 in the history of the shinobi world (I'd add the Raikage's clan as well), but we get virtually nothing from them, in spite of all the hype. On the other hand, we got a huge and perpetual dose of a bunch of lunatic cry babies with special red eyes and dysfunctional family relations. smh

TL;DR: it's Kishi's fault as he made so many characters with sooooo much potential (Naruto, Neji, Rock Lee, etc.) but he ignored them in favour of a bunch of man-children who can't handle their emotions.