Look, Naruto is an old school masterpiece. It is often what people describe as a "hood classic" Naruto has been cemented as one of the "big 3" alongside One Piece and Bleach
The series has some of the best written characters in all of anime. Every character is memorable.
The story of Naruto is about an orphan named Naruto who wants to become the next Hokage (the leader of his village) and prove to everyone that he can accomplish great things. That's the general concept.
The show has some of the best arcs in all of anime. The mist village arc? Banger. The chunin exams arc? Banger. The 4th hokage arc? Banger.
The animation team was switched during the forest of death arc and nobody seem to notice. That's how good this show is.
The sub and dub are both excellent but the dub is iconic and what everybody grew up watching.
Naruto as a character is somebody we all grew up alongside. To watch him go from a child who struggles fighting his peers to taking on literal Gods is..just such a journey.
Naruto put anime in the mainstream. It is absolutely something people need to watch or at least know about.
You don't have to watch all 200 episodes. You can read the amazing manga, watch the play, or even just watch Naruto explained stuff on YouTube.
Naruto is a classic for a reason.
