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Though Naruto and Naruto Shippuden are praised for their thrilling drama and action, there have been some moments throughout both series that split the fandom quite a bit. Some moments had more diverse debates than others, but all of them frustrated a good chunk of the fanbase.
Many of these moments are centered around a lack of character development, the overly complicated plot, and plot armor. There are a lot of reasons for fans to argue over this series and some moments reveal the worst of the controversies.
10 Naruto’s Crush On Sakura Even After She Insults Him Was A Poor Start For The Ship
In the third episode of Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura are officially introduced. Their chaotic chemistry proved for an entertaining start for Team 7. However, one major issue was the tacked-on romance, especially when it came to Naruto’s feelings for Sakura.
As a way to make Sasuke look bad and gauge Sakura, Naruto decided to capture Sasuke and use the transformation jutsu to take his place. While it worked to open Sakura up, it only further established her obsession with Sasuke and how she finds Naruto a nuisance. In spite of confirming the worst, Naruto’s heart still skips a beat when it comes to Sakura who he continues to pine for over the next three years.
9 Sakura And Ino Ending Their Friendship Over A Boy Made For Awful Character Development
Ino was always the popular one in school while Sakura was the shy kid who struggled with bullies. When Ino and Sakura became friends, Ino defended her from bullies and even helped her build some confidence. Some fans say that the reason this wholesome friendship fell apart was that Ino was keeping Sakura in her shadow, but the main thing that tore them apart was their feelings for Sasuke.
Perhaps there was a bit of animosity between the two before they realized their shared crush, but what broke them apart was their hollow rivalry. In fact, every rival moment they shared was essentially centered around Sasuke, leaving fans with two more love-crazed female characters they didn’t need.
8 Pain Resurrecting The Leaf Villagers Served As Plot Armor
The Pain Arc is often considered the best arc of the entire series, but there’s one part that tends to frustrate many fans. Upon first watch, it’s a hellish experience watching beloved characters die one-by-one. Although it is a huge relief that they’re all brought back in the end, it also takes away from the emotional experience. The heavy plot armor felt by the end of the arc is a bit disappointing. Pain’s immediate sacrifice after hearing Naruto’s speech may be a bit convoluted.
It’s one thing to have a character’s personality change after hearing Naruto’s “Talk-No-Jutsu”, which has become a controversy in itself, but it’s another for that character to sacrifice themselves and undo the plan that they’ve been working towards for the past several years. It’s more of a great debate than anything else, but definitely controversial.
7 Obito Uchiha’s Villainous Reveal Was Painful But Also Confusing
The mystery behind Akatsuki member Tobi gradually expanded from him being the novice of the Akatsuki to the legendary Madara Uchiha. In the end, it was a painful realization that his true identity was Kakashi’s best friend, Obito Uchiha. The question was, why?
Obito was similar to Naruto in that they were lonely orphans desperately seeking out the attention of others. The one difference between them was Obito at least had his grandmother to raise him, Naruto had no one. Obito’s sense of loneliness isn’t enough reason for him to become a villain, not when he had so much waiting for him back home. This is why many fans were confused with Obito’s motivation. His past wasn’t as bad as Gaara’s, in fact, aside from his near-death experience during the Third Ninja War, it seems he even had a better life than Naruto.
6 Orochimaru’s Revival Took Away From The Colossal Impact Of His Death
One of the biggest turning points of Shippuden was when Sasuke kills Orochimaru, the major antagonist of most of the series. For years since his betrayal of the Leaf village, his name alone was enough to send shivers down a grown ninja’s spine. So, of course the realization of his death shook the entire ninja world.
That being said, the plot moved forward perfectly fine without Orochimaru’s presence, but in a matter of seconds, Sasuke undid all of that by reviving Orochimaru through Anko’s curse mark. It was an interesting turn of events, but it was certainly frustrating for fans and surely the many ninja who were happy to know that the villain was dead.
5 The Reunion Of The Konoha 11, Plus Sasuke, Showed How Little The Creators Cared For The Side Characters
Throughout Shippuden, the running theme was growing up. There was plenty of emphasis on Team 7’s maturity, but when all 12 main characters reunited during the Fourth Great Ninja War, there was clearly an imbalance of improvement.
Aside from Team 7, the only characters that wound up showing a great deal of growth were Hinata, Neji, and Shikamaru. Kiba’s character was turned into a joke, Ino and Tenten fell to the background, and there’s not much to be said about Choji, Shino, and Rock Lee — but to be fair, Rock Lee will always be a beloved character.
4 Naruto’s Emotional Speeches Began To Wear Thin In His Moment With Pain
Though there is something unique about a Shounen hero who uses diplomacy as a way to reach peace, Naruto’s emotional speeches began to lose their meaning after being used so often. Perhaps the overwhelming number of fillers containing Naruto’s famous “talk-no-jutsu” was what ruined the novelty of it, but the move became a bit overpowered by the time he spoke with Pain.
Pain, whose real name is Nagato, was someone who spent years working on his plan to change the world, completely convinced that the only way to do so was to make every human being share the same overwhelming pain he had endured throughout his life. After he finally accomplished his goal of destroying Konoha, and was inches away from taking the Kyuubi from Naruto, all it took was Naruto’s speech to completely change his mind.
3 Sasuke’s Battle With Deidara Was Met With Many Mixed Reviews
Without question, Deidara had a score to settle with Sasuke. However, the start of their battle was coincidental, Deidara happened to be in the area. That left some fans a little disappointed, while other fans looked forward to seeing what would happen next.
The battle itself is exciting and well-thought-out, and it also establishes Deidara as a force to be reckoned with rather than a joke. That being said, many would agree that Deidara should have won the battle in the end. He had an unavoidable attack that decimated everything in the area. With that logic, Sasuke should have perished, but because the plot would have suffered if he did, he was saved by plot armor making for a disappointing ending.
2 Sakura Lying To Naruto About Her Feelings Made The Fanbase Hate Her More Than Ever
When Sasuke went rogue and joined the Akatsuki, the Hidden Leaf was shaken up. Naruto still had hope that Sasuke could change, so he went ahead and begged for forgiveness for Sasuke’s crimes, which fell on deaf ears. To make matters worse for Naruto, Sakura tries to convince him to give up on Sasuke in the most painful way.
Assuming that his promise to bring Sasuke back was for her, Sakura not only tells Naruto he can give up on the promise, but she also tells him that she’s in love with him and not Sasuke. As much as Naruto was in love with her, he was insulted by her manipulation, along with many fans who were already frustrated with her lack of character development.
1 Kaguya Otsutsuki’s Revival Came Out Of Nowhere
Since the beginning of Shippuden, the series hinted that Madara would be the next major antagonist. It confirmed this detail later on in Season 6 when Tobi reveals himself to be Madara. From that point on, it was Madara who was the enemy to beat, so when the villain Kaguya came out of nowhere it was a bit too shocking.
The series added a lot of lore, including the myth of the Sage of the Six Paths Hagoromo Otsutsuki. However, nothing was ever mentioned about his mother’s involvement in the history to at least hint to her inevitable arrival. Although Kaguya served as a great final villain, her character was never built up which left the end of the series lacking. It was also a disappointment to see the legend Madara be taken down so easily.
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