May 1, 2020
After watching this show I realized if I hadn't watched this, I would have missed an outstanding story. Being a grown-up, at first I didn't like it, but as the story went deeper and deeper into the center part, I started liking it.
First of all, the main difference between Naruto and Shippuden is the darker tone, the maturity in shippuden. The whole Naruto and Shippuden was about Naruto wanting to become hokage, and more powerful than Sasuke so that he can bring him to the right path. I love Naruto's cheerfulness throughout the story, though in Shippuden he becomes more serious and more powerful also.
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the story, once Kakashi told one of Naruto's special abilities was to make friends with anyone he meets, this trait of him makes him more powerful. Akatsuki, the moon plan, mystery behind Tobi's mask, the thrilling surprises, the horrifying reveals, all of this make me love this show. The first half was all about the foundation that Kishimoto laid for us to walk on, and in the Shippuden he digs into the core of the story.
There are tons of emotional moments in this series, that sometimes make you laugh, some that make you really angry, and some make you cry with them. Of course, the art is much better than Naruto, Shippuden has a lot attention to character details, their outfits, and it has become more colorful and the character movements are better drawn which feels more realistic to me.
i would like to say that it has some truly brilliant fight scenes animated. The 'taijiutsu' scenes are so perfect in character movements and it didn't overlooked the physics too. One of the best fight scenes to me was Naruto vs Sasuke in the first half.
In Naruto and Shippuden both Kishimoto tried his best to tell almost all character stories being not focused in Naruto only. All characters have their own backgrounds and special personalities, they all feel like real people and they grow throughout the series.
At some point, when Sasuke becomes evil and still Naruto wants to bring him back home, many people will call this as 'gay' nature of Naruto, but this isn't true.
“They say wherever someone is still thinking of you, that place is your home.” -Jiraiya | Naruto. This is one of some marvelous quotes from this series. I think this is why Naruto never stalls to think about Sasuke whom he saw as his elder brother.
But there is a warning. Before you start watching this series you have to know the use of fillers. Fillers are not part of the main story, they are to support the writer to keep up with the pace of the anime. For every episode they use about 2-3 chapters of manga. When the anime goes too far, to buy some time for the writer, they make use of fillers. Some fillers contain good fights, but you can skip them, it won't hamper your enjoyment with the story.
Naruto goes from a clumsy kid who only wants to become hokage not knowing how hardship it requires, to a serious, hardworking loyal friend who not only wants to save his friend but also the whole shinobi world from the never-ending cycle of hatred and despair. I enjoyed the series and I bet you will do too.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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