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Chunin Exams were definitely the greatest thing.

@hydrocy.9165

3 жыл бұрын

Most overrated and boring arc actually, Pain Arc easily blows it out of the water.

@TheHenrique8791

3 жыл бұрын

Sasuke retrieval arc is very nice too

@caneloex5897

2 жыл бұрын

@@hydrocy.9165 L

@rikudou947

2 жыл бұрын

Five Kage Summit > Chunin Exams

@Jaydenreco

Жыл бұрын

@@rikudou947 L cap

Probably my favorite arc in all of Naruto. I love how tactical the Chunin exams are and the Forest of Death definitely has some of the most chilling moments in franchise history. Part 1 Orochimaru is so damn creepy.

The Zabuza arc, the Forest of Death, and the Sasuke Retrieval arc are most likely my 3 favorite arcs in all of Naruto, period.

@Ali-vl1sc

3 жыл бұрын

Fbbb pain and wat are easily better but if you talking about OG I agree

@scavengerace

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ali-vl1sc The Pain Arc is my fourth favorite. Very strong throughout, then sputters a bit at end with the mass resurrection.

@devoringdemonsoulq9086

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ali-vl1sc pain arc is boring

@Ali-vl1sc

2 жыл бұрын

@@scavengerace the end further pushes the main set themes and is a good display on the cycle of hatred and pains char didn’t know a message can go through someone’s head like that before

@Ali-vl1sc

2 жыл бұрын

@@devoringdemonsoulq9086 very unpopular opinion I’m not even gonna have a conversation with you lol

So glad to hear someone talking about Sakura's fight in the Forest of Death which was so memorable to me when I first watched the show! The moment where Sakura cuts off her long hair to escape from them grabbing it was supposed to be that big character defining moment that would make her a badass. It was mentioned several times that she only had long hair because Sasuke likes long hair and just in general women cutting their hair is often symbolic of liberation so this was meant to be that liberating moment for her. Glad that went totally went somewhere :)

@lemonaid8331

3 жыл бұрын

It was the perfect character arc for her she changes- and after that she fell flat somehow? It’s hard to explain but i tried analyzing it, majority of the women in naruto has this very face value or one dimensional personality. Until this day I have this love and hate over her and i rewatch that scene reimagining how better she couldve been afterwards. No hate tho, I fight for Sakura on anitweet lol

@lonemotheomatshaba9640

3 жыл бұрын

I have mixed opions on that fight..... I have always felt that Sakura should have fought the sound 4 by herself and won this was her character moment and it was robbed from her by Lee and the others

@lemonaid8331

3 жыл бұрын

@@lonemotheomatshaba9640 BRUH RIGHT?! And idk if you noticed but all the female fights have a saving character- this is why there’s a debate if kishimoto is sexist (but I argue that it’s because of Japanese society) anyway I agree I also say that it is realistic though because she doesnt have to proper set of skills to beat them yet, BUT, it was the good first step for her to be stronger (which they didnt really make her arc..... “wow”)

@lonemotheomatshaba9640

3 жыл бұрын

@@lemonaid8331 exactly...... And the sad thing about it is that it can be fixed by very small changes like in the Zabuza arc have her be the one who comes up with the plan to free Kakashi, she doesn't have to figgt just have her contribute this was a team building arc which falls flat when one of your members doesn't do anything The chunin exams have her win again the sound 4 then Ino, she doesn't get to fight in the finals because it gets interrupted by the sand invasion It's little stuff like these that would actually make her a cery interesting character

@lemonaid8331

3 жыл бұрын

@@lonemotheomatshaba9640 yes you’re totally right!!! The potential was there! She had a good foundation!!!! THEY DIDNT USE THOSE MOMENTS AT ALL 😭😭 I just find comfort in fanfictions for the last 10 years, it’s fine 🥲 i’m fine 😭

100% agree. That sht was like Hunger Games, but good and with diverse characters that you care for.

My favorite fights in anime are typically "sniper duels". Two carefully prepared combatants trying to outfox the other. The loud spectacles in the latter parts were cool, but i much prefer what the Chuunin Exams promised.

This true as kid i only watch up to 3rd death then came back was still impressed but missed the gritty and struggle of the chunin exam. The risk anyone can die any moment to you’ll die when villain very strong and need emotions

@SaltoDaKid

2 жыл бұрын

@Badass Batman yeah like three times in just Zabuza arc

Forest of Death was good but I'd say peak Naruto is the Sasuke Retrieval Arc. That's the arc where boys became men.

@kojodjhanv4m.fvyybybybybyb753

2 жыл бұрын

@Labiche the power scaling wasn't really bad it was bad when the massive rasengan was introduced

@Blueman2018

2 жыл бұрын

@Labiche I stoped watching Naurto after the Sasuke Retrieval Arc it just got boring after Sasuke Left the Village.

@broidk8291

2 жыл бұрын

@@Blueman2018 how would you know if you stopped watching lol?

@Jaydenreco

Жыл бұрын

@@broidk8291 Hes talking about the filler we all watched as kids after Naruto said he would go train with Jiraiyah

@Jaydenreco

Жыл бұрын

@@broidk8291 we aint know what filler was back then

Only time it felt like a “ninja” show

@ayhamahmad2277

4 ай бұрын

The show started with a giant fox and this arc we have a giant animals

It's sad to think an anime series that went on for so long had its peak so long ago. Zabuza and Chuunin shiken were Naruto's peak in terms of storytelling Also I miss the time when Anbu was actually a force to be feared, not some steppingstone for everyone

@KatoBeyond

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly that's how it tends to be for battle shounen. The Soul Society was a long time ago, but people call it the best Bleach arc. People say DBZ is better than Super. It tends to be the earliest material to shine that gets remembered well I guess

@rafaferreira6937

3 жыл бұрын

@@KatoBeyond DBZ IS better than super. And the Freeza saga is better than the other two, hahah

@bbudimanalqodri

7 ай бұрын

​@@KatoBeyondDragonball is the eraliest I think, but for this case, DBZ is way better, and my fave is Cell arc.

@ayhamahmad2277

4 ай бұрын

The anub were useless even in part one Naruto peax is pain arc every one know that

You saw multiple villages competing, real stakes and threats from foreign foes with unique tactics and techniques, team work and rules for survival set up, manipulation and strategizing, Sasuke using the tree climbing technique's balance part to catch and levitate a kunai with his sandal then throwing it, stakes and violent threats, actual damage that had lasting effects, a great introduction of a villain and showing the power difference of even a talented beginner vs a master at the top, different designs and people where the written exams had many different people you never ever see again only typical ninjas and anbu and they really showed desperation. Though maybe Sasuke freaking out at a snake was a little much honestly. Wish these elements was in the war as you said, we never see any wild deadly animals again, and none set up by Akatsuki when they know they're coming. Or when the Zetzu army perfectly disguise as the others, why not instead of everyone childishly staying in a naughty circle instead be forced to spread out. And it becomes the forest of death with deception and illusion. Unable to tell who is friend or foe. Instead they just wait for deux ex Naruto to solve everything conveniently.

For years I have this exact thoughts, of really loving the whole series, but FEELING something else for the early Naruto especially this arc, And this guy pops on my KZread algorithm and says everything I ever felt in the most accurate way. Well put video I absolutely agree with you.

I'm in episode 220 something of Boruto and I randomly thought about the sound ninja, I wish they'd have expanded on the sound jutsu... that shit was so unique and powerful.

07:52 thank u for reminding me how creepy Orochimaru used to be!

NGL, I thought Sakura would be some sort of trap genius because of that stunt she pulled during the Forest of Death arc.

The Chunnin Exam Arc definitely set the tone and made Naruto way different than the shounens that came before it or published alongside with it. Also it's much better in the manga cuz it's harsher.

I miss when battles were more strategic and difficult, and they needed to use their smarts or wit to win. The later naruto was just about powerful balls of light and although epic did take a bit of the excitement out of it.. and also the fact we didn't see naruto loose many battles, meaning in the end I always knew he'd win. Idk the war arc was so long winded I skipped till the end and the ending felt kinda a let down? Maybe because the stakes were so high and unrealistic I couldn't relate or feel too much tension?

@semekiizuio

Жыл бұрын

Because it was suppose to be Shinobi against Madara lol yet no one of the alliamce uniter with the main cast Naruto or Sasuke to take him down as a nation.

@bbudimanalqodri

7 ай бұрын

Yea, the relate part is just lesser and lesser throug shippuden

@ayhamahmad2277

4 ай бұрын

​@@bbudimanalqodrithe show started with a giant fox so Naruto was never about ninja

The chunin exams is up there with the first sasuke retrieval arc for me as peak naruto

Damn, when you put it like that, I definitely have to rewatch it (haven't seen it in a decade)

Hot take but the chunin exams is when naruto peaks. The thesis of hard work v talent is shown the best in this arc in 4 separate characters. Lee v gara where gara stomps. Then neji v naruto where naruto just barely makes it. And then we get naruto v gara where once again hrd work beats the talent that is gara and this time on a more even field since they are both jinxhuriki. After this... we see more and more naruto relying more on the gifts he was given and not the hardwork he needs to hone. And there are for sure moments where we see him working hard. For example attemping to infuse nature chakra into his rasengan. But we eventually learn so much about him that all his hard work and shit becomes meaningless. He was always meant to be great. He was always meant to be special. And the once strong ideals of hardwork v god given talent literally become god given talent v better god given talent and its upsetting.

@salvsays

3 жыл бұрын

@Aaron Boateng i think that was the thesis statement of narutos character laid out in the beginning of the series. He was mad at sasuke for being gifted. He was mad at everyone for having families and everything that he never had and would have to work for. Eventually he stole the secret scroll and by some plot reason was able to learn it in like 3 seconds even though he couldn’t even do a regular clone and that was chocked up to his hard work and dedication to actually do something. And then learning the rasengan etc.. was all hardwork.. beating neji was hardwork.. beating gara was hardwork… like i mention above… these two are the examples of hard work v talent. And his relationship with sasuke was supposed to be hardwork v talent or atleast gift. Sasuke was gifted the curse seal… and left to go with orochimaru to basically be a gift to him as long as he could kill itachi Naruto stayed to train and to be put to metal to get stronger.

@cloudj232

3 жыл бұрын

@@salvsays You got Naruto and Lee confused. I invite you to rewatch the chunin examens.

@jayglizzyxgaming8812

2 жыл бұрын

@@salvsays naruto or lee was never about hardworking vs talent 😂😂😂😂😂😂 y’all so dumb

@jayglizzyxgaming8812

2 жыл бұрын

@@cloudj232 nah he needs to rewatch the whole show especially the war cause this is lowkey abysmal. Like literally naruto in the first like 20 chapters was stated to surpass sasuke in terms of natural talent and kakashi 😐

@cloudj232

2 жыл бұрын

@@jayglizzyxgaming8812 Yeah both Kakashi and Iruka talked about how great Naruto’s potential was. Naruto was simply goofy and lacked proper training at the very beginnen but the talent was always there.

The forest of death was more war than anyone saw in the Madara vs. Alliance war.

@rupertgordonii6623

Жыл бұрын

That's so true ~ it had way more tension

tbh, yeah, I agree. The tacticality of early naurto is something I strongly missed as time went on during my binge through all of non-filler naruto and shippuden over the course of a month or two. The stakes and tone of this compared to the war arc (to continue your example) are strongly different, and although I still love the war arc (up to *that* moment, at least), it's an almost entirely different kind of love than that of the early stuff. Good video, I love your analysis!

This arc is truly great but pain arc.. that was the time when naruto made my heart beating really fast and palms sweating. Jiraya died and naruto was the only one who could defeat pain. Everybody was desperate and there was no hope and then naruto finally appered to save the village. There were a lot of badass moments of naruto when we see him not as a boy but as a Man who is capable to do everything to save his friends. For me that arc is special, cause Naruto was recognized by village, met his father and became a real hero. He finally achieved his goal

My favorite arcs are the Pain arc, Chunin exams, the five kage summit

I remember being a kid seeing this for the first time, it gave me chills.

I get what you mean about the Zabuza arc, the arc is great ,but it's so self contented that it almost feels like the perfect filler arc.

This is facts. I never watched Naruto like that, though the Chunin exams was the game changer. The fact that it was a forreal life or death situation for everyone. It changed the vibe of the show, literally just the show saying that death is still a thing, though the best moment was when Ochimaru made Sasuke and Sakura see their own deaths, in the most smooth, and cold way I've seen possible. Like fuck, the damn Kuana stabs em, then they just wake up like. "the Fuck?"

Amazing video

I’m so glad someone finally talks about this honestly this was such a good ark and was so gritty sometimes it feels like naruto is more about the jutsu rather then a desperate battle to survive not saying it’s not cuz it is but honestly it just feels a lot more real

Excellent video!

Orochimaru's entrance scarred me..I think I was a fifth grader. I was watching Naruto alone and I remember feeling the creepiness of it. Geez.

What a beautiful ode to this era. Just before you mentioned Shikamaru VS Hidan, I was thinking about how continually dark the setting was in the Forest of Death. There was a brief moment of light when they went fishing along a river, but the rest was in shadow and we unconsciously loved it. I don’t agree that it was Peak, but it was unique, and I do love the Chunin exams in Boruto, though they were more rushed. The Chunin Exams in the Sand village at some point, I remember was nice, but less satisfying, probably because they took less care for it, but it’s hard to choose a Peak time in Naruto. What always strikes me as a personal Peak is when Sasuke comes back, and begins a rampage, along with beginning his own team and so many other things. The story all of a sudden just disregards and forgets ENTIRELY about Naruto when Sasuke kills Orochimaru->Kills Itatchi->Attacks Killer Bee->Attacks 5 Kage Summit->Kills Danzo->Kills Dedara. For me, this is what I always remember as the Peak, but everything is so far from Peak, only because every peak is part of a Mountain range, rather than a stand alone Mount Everest.

I love Sakura in the Forest of Death arc. She doesn't have a Sharingan or Kurama, she's just a normal person. When both the prodigy and the tireless one are down, she holds her own. She has her tactical brain, great chakra control and a kunai. That's all, and in a forest full of enemies she just refuses to give up. That's a real ninja right there.

I’m really irritated I didn’t catch this video until way later. The chuunin exams were literally some of my favorite episodes. I Remember bursting into class and yelling “OMG DID YOU SEE THAT NEW NARUTO EPISODE??!! OMG ITS SO LIT!!!” Meanwhile my friends just stare at me, unblinkingly and roll their eyes while saying “no..but I’m sure you’re gonna tell me anyw-“ Me: DID YOU SEE THE TEST!! THATS HOW I WANNA CHEAT! *MY NAME IS NARUTO UZUMAKI AND IM GONNA BE HOKAGE* The hype..was so fucking real for me. Damn I was lame as hell looking back but I wouldn’t change SHIT

@quincyquincy4764

3 жыл бұрын

I hope that you told them anyway... every week! haha

@DammnDeejay

3 жыл бұрын

@@quincyquincy4764 DID! and WITH enthusiasm too! Damn! Remember back when Cartoon Network was doin a contest and after every episode of Naruto, a code would be revealed? After x amount of codes you entered, you could be picked to win a leaf headband??

Bru I agreed with your title. I didn't even need the video XD

I agree, and the entire chuunin exam arc was peak Naruto.

I always liked this arc but didn't remember much. This video really just made me wanna re-watch it.

I feel Naruto (The 1st one) as a series is overall what Naruto Shippuden should have build upon rather than tear apart. Even the strongest Ninjas in Naruto like Jiraiya, Itachi, Kisame, Garaa, Orochimaru, etc. all looked like they could be taken down through intelligence and smart play. As the series moved on, it felt like that wasn't the case anymore.

@EggMixValid

2 жыл бұрын

Literally Naruto was able to 1v1 Kaguya because of strategy are u ppl blind? I would understand if y'll were talkin about Boruto LoL

@rikumajumder1558

2 жыл бұрын

@@EggMixValid Strategy is when the main characters are 'Gods' and even a side character gets a Susanoo in the last minute.

@EggMixValid

2 жыл бұрын

@@rikumajumder1558 The main characters obtained the powers of a god they were never gods tho their chakra was the reincarnation of Indra and Ashura not Hagaromo. It's called world expansion bud that's why he had the trick up his sleeve cuz he strategized to use it. If they just told us every single thing that everyone can do ep.1 then that's not a show now is it? 🤣😂🤣

@rikumajumder1558

2 жыл бұрын

@@EggMixValid They are incarnations of Gods. B*tch, they got handovers. Naruto is a great story and world with some great characters but overall, one of the weakest Shonen out there. I rather watch HxH on repeat due to Hiatus than watch Naruto ever again knowing how sh*t it gets.

Yeah this arc was top tier.

Very good point around 2:44. The power scaling deff felt like it was going in another direction originally before a lot of the combat was based around open field power vs power

I like your style bro. Just gained a subscriber 👍🏽

You are so right. The death forest, the written exam, the 1v1s are so good. I really enjoyed the earlier bridge building arc but having no prior history with Naruto I had no idea what I was in for. Suffice to say I was blown away. It is just great.

One of my favorite things about thus section is his inspiration. He listed in the beginning of one of the volumes he was inspired to take this darker and more covert path to this section after learning and researching about American military special ops

My first ever chapter of Naruto that I read in SJ as it released was right as Naruto was about to open his scroll in the forest. I didnt get the intro, but I got a very very strong introduction to the series. I didn't expect how much emotion I'd feel rewatching this.

Whole Naruto was good i could feel the tension

Most definetley. When we understood the naruto magic system on a semi-deep level and agreed to its bendy rules but saw every character act creativeley with it it was pure bliss. The tensión build and release through a mix of unexpected powers and clever strategy made for an awesome and enjoyable experience; but as the solutions became more and more just a power-up the show lost its charm. Sure, the worldbuilding despite quite odd and nonsensical still FELT good and many charaters were treated greatly but to me at least the appeal was completley lost. As you mention, several of the latter ecenes and moments are good; but nowhere near to the excitement that the show delivered early on.

Its just ridiculous that the main characters end up being gods and the tactical nature of the ninja are irrelevant. Why show a thought out fight when Naruto can go Kyubi mode and completely destroy the competition. In Boruto, they tried to nerf sasuke fighting Urashiki and everybody hated it. The reason why we love specific moments like Sasuke vs Bee or team 10 vs Hidan and kakazu is that it returns to its roots. Boruto has its moments too : Boruto vs Ao. Nothing beats Naruto part 1.

@quincyquincy4764

3 жыл бұрын

IMO Sasuke being nerfed is not the problem, it's how he got nerfed.

@Ali-vl1sc

3 жыл бұрын

They still use battle Strategy’s and Lots of hand to hand comeback you do realize plot progression is a thing and no they aren’t nerfed you do realize 80 percent of the antagonist can absorb justu so I don’t think sasuke or Naruto will just spam justu

@anthonybell3899

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ali-vl1sc they made sasuke and Naruto retarded tho.

@Ali-vl1sc

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonybell3899 not sasuke he uses his teleportation justu really well they had a good attack plan but Jigen reaction speed is insane Nd he reacted to it

@shido_rimru_

2 жыл бұрын

They are not gods

You just told me how to write the war in my fanfic.

Some spoilers for Bleach, Naruto and D.Gray-Man below You're spot on with how great Naruto is at establishing the sense of scope in the chuunin exams and I feel like the peak of the franchise was the rescue Sasuke arc. The safety blanket was fully removed for and would put the stakes of the chuunin exam into reality. However, the 6 layers of fakeout deaths in that arc universally made all the fans I know lose a lot of investment in the show, then it was filler and power up arcs back to back pretty much and I only know a couple of diehards who stuck around long enough for Shippuden to release (even I gave up and went to the manga, I haven't seen any animated Naruto since that money ninja episode). After all the power up arcs it's hard to feel a sense of dread because the characters are stronger and need to show off their new toys. The akatsuki were still pretty scary, but they squandered that too by having a time skip. Bleach also had a great setup early on, but dropped what was cool about it and rapidly lost scope too. Bleach sits at the opposite end of Naruto though. Bleach was always flashy and hyped up their villains to compensate, but failed to deliver on any long term consequences or threat. Soul Society is established to be barely capable of facing Hueco Mundo if it organized, but low and behold their strongest lord doesn't last 2 panels against captains that lost to fresh-bankai Ichigo not long ago. The captain victories never felt deserved, the humans were always more interesting and they got utterly sidelined after Soul Society arc. The only shounen from that era which had a long runtime and kept the same sense of scope throughout was D.Gray-Man. DGM has the same blueprint as the other two, but by establishing how difficult defeating the enemy is, by showing how even weak versions of the enemy can screw up veterans and by reserving the scope of how big a threat the main bad guys are, it was able to not only keep the sense of scope, but also pull the rug out from under you when it felt like the characters had hit their Shippuden stage. Up until I saw the Chimera Ant Arc, no other series in anime had made the protagonists feel so small in that moment as DGM does. It's absolutely criminal Bleach got to live long enough to create the fullring arc whilst DGM petered off into HxH levels of hiatus. Thanks again for the video, it was nice to get me thinking about some old series again.

+Kato Will you do a video analysis on the Sasuke Retrieval Arc?

Personally for me, the best would be the pain arc, still not god level strength (which I’m actually glad the scaling went out of wack😂) but it was dark he killed narutos master he learns sage mode and nagatos words changed naruto and it meant a lot, I could explain better if I didn’t just wake up😂

Can we get more talks like this? We need an entire decade of philosophy about this series.

TACTICAL FIGHTS AND HAND TO HAND COMBAT > GOD BATTLES.... simple

I feel like this sort of thing happens in a lot of shows where they set up the premise what this super cool world and profession will be like, but then they quickly decide to shake up the premise to make it even more over the top, not realizing they took away time from the audience seeing what they what they initially got invested in.

Ok you have me agreed to this As far as tension and stakes go , I think this really is the best arc of naruto But honestly to me the sasuke retrieval arc and the pain assault arc are still the most emotionally rich stories ever told in naruto I’ve always loved the conflicts between naruto and sasuke and the retrieval arc was a big reason as to why They both have similar yet opposite views on life and the world around them and bcz of it there is inevitable conflict , which ended up being one hell of a rollercoaster to experience. The pain arc is the moment naruto grew up , losing his sensei the only father figure he had, the one who killed him was nagato who had a confused yet believable mindset , naruto changes that and willingly takes the responsibility and burden of ending the cycle of hatred (a core theme of even early naruto made more evident by several backstories) he finally gets accepted , all his journey up till now , all the hard work , this is where it all pays off. I’ll never forget these stories as they are one of the bests in the shonen genre itself and one of my personal favourites

The beggining of Naruto is the best!!

For me one of the problems is that just after The Search for Tsunade there is immediately Sasuke Recovery Mission. It would have taken 1 other mission arc before Chunin Exams and at least 1 mission after The Search for Tsunade to build the relationships between the characters of team 7 and between team 7 and the other members of genin 12.

The Forest of Death, Chunin Exams and Sasuke Retrieval Arcs are by far my favourite from the Entire Franchise, especially from Part One Naruto, from Shippuden I was liking alot The First Shippuden Arc where Early Shippuden/Hebi Sasuke was very Badass, Unique Authentic, especially the confrontation between The Uchiha Brothers that we anticipate it from the very beginning of the Series.. also the Pain Arc was very solid... 🤷🏻‍♂️☯️👌

What is that music playing in the background?

YES! Been saying the same thing for years: Tactical Mid to Close Combat was the best in OG Naruto, before SHippuden made everything about who had the most OP Kamehameha (usually EYE/god) power. People's first snap response is usually "Shippuden has Tactical fights." i mean.. yeah, not saying it didnt have ANY ... just saying most fights were all about OP Dojutsu. it also has a lot of 'powers' derived from literal reincarnated God's for a majority of the series, but i think Boruto takes that way further to a degree i can't complain too much about Shippuden lol also has the Susano'o which is what truly was the pivotal point for me upon my first watch... i was like..."wait, is that like, an actual physical power? its not just some cool art direction flare? ...oh now its shooting exploding arrows.." not saying it isn't cool... its just NHOTHING like the original nitty gritty ninja tool fights. Still love it.. just point out the difference and how they have a certain 'detachment' upon viewing, and how there is something to be said about it... but this vid has it!

sasuke getting his curse mark is probably my favorite part of all of naruto

Fam this is exactly wat I wanted to see in Boruto: The next generation.

Chunin Exam is pretty good…from what I recall back in 2009….hidden mist village was amazing too …

I think actually tournament fights was peak naruto no question, but you make some great points.

it was the last time they felt like ninjas doing ninja things

Cannot agree more with this.

Much agreeed

After Shippuden, I forgot how menacing and terrifying Orochimaru actually was lol

Chunin exam was some good stuff

my fav naruto arc is the 1v1 fights, especially rock lee vs gaara.

Your newest video is blocked in my country :(

Finally someone else said it

I hated that they didn't show the forest of death again in shippuden, such a scary place and cool also

Naruto and Sasuke vs Orochimaru in Forest of Death was the SHIIIIT🔥

Even when I was 17 I always preferred 1 season. Forest of death was great, Zabuza arc was great, I can rewatch it all now when I'm 25

It showcased everybody abilities

More like Peak Fiction

I can't agree I'm sorry :/ Naruto went down after the pain arc imo.

Yes

I agree

Why do you sound like Razbuten

For me, every arc till pain arc was peak Naruto I wonder how people assume that Naruto shippuden is Power scaling. Up to pein arc, everything was correctly scaled. It's after Madara that it gets DBZ. Even then, the battles were strategic!.

I thought I was the only who has forest of death #1

That entire cycle of hatred is EVERYTHING wrong with Naruto!

Does anyone remember when sakura was supposed to be a straight A student who can strategize

I like the series as a whole, but Part I was great. Part II the power scaling became DBZ like.

Even I’m a complete narutard I completely agree

Hiruzen death ,sasuke retrival, Akatsuki introduction , naruto v Sasuke... peak NARUTO

Chuunic arc is the best arc, debate me

It’s sad to know that when anything hype in Boruto happens, it involves Naruto and Sasuke- it’s irritating too.

👍👍👍

ok

For me. Peak Naruto is the Sasuke retrieval arc.

In the original chunin exams hinata's team kills another team before the episode was over

The chunin exam is not only the best arc in Naruto but one of the best in all of manga. I do unfortunately think Naruto never quite captures that magic again.

@ayhamahmad2277

4 ай бұрын

Pain arc is way more popular than this arc

The anbu black ops was the closest thing to a actual shinobi in my opinion

Chunin exam arc is peak Naruto, I wouldn't say forest part in particular is highlight. Naruto Vs gaara is peak.

The war arc last 3 days tho............

Its peak Naruto because that's when it resembled hunter x hunter the most

@CharmsYT

3 жыл бұрын

Kishimoto’s biggest influence is Togashi for sure. Hunter x Hunter reigns supreme, while Naruto stumbled along the way to its end, I’m glad it found some footing and made its own identity.

@yourdedcat-qr7ln

3 жыл бұрын

@@CharmsYT Naruto did do good to carve a niche with it's battle system and unique abilities

@tmac1499

2 жыл бұрын

This arc is literally nothing like the Hunter exams