I feel like the current arc is a bit slow but yeah...it is God-tier next to Hunter X Hunter
So Naruto...
Part 1 was so good that it is the only reason we put up with Part 2. I seriously don't know how Part 2 is by the same mangaka honestly. I mean, if you can come up with characters with real motivations and feelings like Zabuza and Haku...why haven't we seen anything like that since. Nagato and Konan are a nice try but not even close. All the resurrection jutsu stuff is so lazy so so lazy.
The last two times I felt any type of emotion from Naruto was learning about his parents and Obito getting his eyes
After explaining all of the elements to get a better understanding of Jutsus NOTHING has been done with it. It's like the mangaka didn't even finish reading the Heavens Arena arc in Hunter but stole directly from it.
He refuses to kill characters. OF ALL PEOPLE he kills Neji?! Dude hasn't done anything that matters since the rescue arc. Guy should be dead for sure. Bee could have been set up for an emotional death.
Sasuke's 180 turn...I'm not gonna even go into how poorly that was setup.
Ok...I should stop ranting now lol