YMMV / Naruto (1997)

• Alternative Character Interpretation: Was Naruto's father Kurama, or Minato as a fox demon? If the latter, how different could his pilot self have been from his canonical self?
• Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: The interlude with Hiroshi and his friends doesn't really add anything to the story apart from giving Naruto a lesson on friendship. Kishimoto later admitted that this was one of the parts of the story that he wasn't very proud of.
• Fanfic Fuel: There are a handful of fan fics that use the pilot chapter's characters and setting.