Naruto and Sasuke were decent protagonists in Part 1. But I seriously thought that some of the supporting characters completely overshadow them. The female characters aren't that well developed (except Hinata). Most of them are devoid of a personality and have no relevance to the plot EVEN though they are the Hokage (Tsunade and Mizukage I'm looking at you) and Sakura..ugh. I'll need to make some space...
Sakura is one of my most hated anime characters FOR A REASON! She is solely defined by her love for Sasuke (even though he tried to kill her) and is STILL going out of her way to win Sasuke's love in the Ninja War Arc, she treated Naruto like crap in Part 1 and calls him weak even though she couldn't do any better and STILL treats him like crap even though he saved her life so many times and has no good reason for doing so, she useless even with super strength (she would have never won the fight against Sasori without Granny Chiyo's help), and her english dub voice is annoying (not her fault, I know but she is just despicable to me)
Ok anyways, back to the characters, I feel that Kakashi, Obito, and hell even Rin should have been the main protagonists. Their story is just better than the current characters adventures. I mean really, Naruto is supposed to represent the underdog who can accomplish great things....completely forgotten in Part 2. Sasuke's character arc should have been resolved all the way back in Part 1 rather than make him the star of the manga, and I already listed why Sakura sucks so......
Now to the plot and everything else, this is where Part 1 wins with a Curb-Stomp Battle against Part 2 because first off, their fights actually had GOOD ANIMATION. Lee vs Garra had the best animation in the ENTIRE series and there was actual strategy in the fights (Shikamaru's fights are actually good people...). Plus the plots were just better. Ex: Land of Waves Arc, Sasuke Retrieval Arc (because it showed that supporting characters can hold their own against enemies way more powerful than they are)
Part 2's plots are mediocre at best. But the Pain Arc has to the best arc in Naruto. Clashes between ideals with Pain and Naruto and Pain is a well-developed villain. But it has some of the WORST animation in the entire series.
Review of Naruto.....
Naruto and Sasuke were decent protagonists in Part 1. But I seriously thought that some of the supporting characters completely overshadow them. The female characters aren't that well developed (except Hinata). Most of them are devoid of a personality and have no relevance to the plot EVEN though they are the Hokage (Tsunade and Mizukage I'm looking at you) and Sakura..ugh. I'll need to make some space...
Sakura is one of my most hated anime characters FOR A REASON! She is solely defined by her love for Sasuke (even though he tried to kill her) and is STILL going out of her way to win Sasuke's love in the Ninja War Arc, she treated Naruto like crap in Part 1 and calls him weak even though she couldn't do any better and STILL treats him like crap even though he saved her life so many times and has no good reason for doing so, she useless even with super strength (she would have never won the fight against Sasori without Granny Chiyo's help), and her english dub voice is annoying (not her fault, I know but she is just despicable to me)
Ok anyways, back to the characters, I feel that Kakashi, Obito, and hell even Rin should have been the main protagonists. Their story is just better than the current characters adventures. I mean really, Naruto is supposed to represent the underdog who can accomplish great things....completely forgotten in Part 2. Sasuke's character arc should have been resolved all the way back in Part 1 rather than make him the star of the manga, and I already listed why Sakura sucks so......
Now to the plot and everything else, this is where Part 1 wins with a Curb-Stomp Battle against Part 2 because first off, their fights actually had GOOD ANIMATION. Lee vs Garra had the best animation in the ENTIRE series and there was actual strategy in the fights (Shikamaru's fights are actually good people...). Plus the plots were just better. Ex: Land of Waves Arc, Sasuke Retrieval Arc (because it showed that supporting characters can hold their own against enemies way more powerful than they are)
Part 2's plots are mediocre at best. But the Pain Arc has to the best arc in Naruto. Clashes between ideals with Pain and Naruto and Pain is a well-developed villain. But it has some of the WORST animation in the entire series.
And don't even get me started on the filler!