Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31278419-20170331010234/@comment-734582-20170331152602

Ravenlot 27 wrote: I think the major problem of the series was a sort of "staircase effect" between the main villains. The man behind the man behind the man behind the man.

I personally think it should've ended like Obito. Obito was the most naruto-like of all and the strongest foil to Naruto's hopes and dreams. I thought it was somewhat weak that he could plan decades ahead yet was unable to thwart Madara. It would also be thematically stronger if Madara had stayed dead and so truly passed on his dream to another, mimicking Hashirama passing his dreams on to the next generation.