>>26421848Naruto is a flawed series but it isn't bad. Naruto's one of the few shounen MCs to have solid character development. Pain was a great antagonist. Jiraiya, Kakashi, Orochimaru, Shikamaru, etc was great characters. Orochimaru avenging his Asuma was poetic.
Also it had a ton of great fights
>Jiraiya vs Pain>Naruto vs Pain>Sasuke vs Itachi>Naruto vs Sasuke>3rd Hokage vs Orochimaru>Kakashi vs ObitoThe list goes on and on.