User blog comment:Pacifista15/Manga Critiques: Naruto/@comment-98.112.228.218-20120702064511

I don't mind what you said about Naruto, but you can't rate down Naruto for being a straight-forward and predictable show if you're on a One Piece forum. I admit there are plot twists in both shows, but the one thing that's good about Naruto is that it poses serious limitations on how powerful someone can get, whereas in One Piece it seems that everyone can get stronger and stronger without bound (for example Whitebeard/Gol.D Roger), thus fulfilling the nickname OP=Over Powered. Not to say that Naruto isn't overpowered to an extent. Also, several things in your overall plot synopsis are inaccurate, such as Kishi not planning the whole Itachi deal. He had hinted at such a conspiracy even from the original series. Also, Orochimaru's elimination as a character isn't even complete at this point, let alone at the beginning of Ship., he stays alive in Sasuke until Itachi seals him in their battle, and even now he is a part of Kabuto constantly fighting to take his body over. The proof that the series was planned out is in the fact that there are minimal minor plot holes, most or all of which existing merely in the filler. By the sound of it, it seems that you might have read through this manga extremely quickly, as it is a critique and such is reflected in your comments (such as the rasengans, as for me, it seemed nice when he got competent in Shippuden. What was bad was the 2 move arsenal in the original show, but fortunately it only lasted 135 episodes before it moved on, and then he got kyuubi mode more often), and as a long time fan of both shows I can say that Naruto is definitely a lot more intricate than you had thought. I think that the differences between our views is time, as I have watched this loyally for 8 years and I think it is just as good as One Piece, and definitely better than a 6.5. My overall rating for Naruto would be an 8.5 or a 9. One Piece I'd rate as equal.