Probably the lack of "love" during his childhood days. Imagine yourself born in a world where no one wants to talk to you, play with you or even come close to you. It's a painful experience, so he tried filling up this empty cup of his by doing stupid things. Hell, i'll be jealous too if I saw kids walking side by side with their parents while mine is underneath the dirt.
All these things that happened to him in his childhood days eventually led to his stupidity and lack of understanding. No one was there to scold him and teach him proper manners and how to act properly in a given situation.
Naruto is mentally retarded. He knows it as well. He has become very good at chakra control and distribution, and learned a few jutsu. Otherwise Naruto hasn't grown much. His reasoning and logic is the same as a 3 year old kid
Naruto's smart in his own way. There are 7 different kinds of intelligence. Naruto displays intrapersonal, interpersonal, and kinesthetic intelligence at a very high degree.
I don't know what it is exactly, but Naruto is either:
- mentally ill.
- r*tarded.
- mentally blocked by something.
- dumb because he was dropped by Minato.
Either way, I hate how he is possibly the dumbest character in his own series...
Once you get older though, the same reason that this makes you immature, can also make you that much wiser. Of course a child will act out, but as you become an adult, you'll start to see the world in a different light(if raised this way), and look at things differently than everyone else. It can cause somebody to be much more grateful for the things they accomplish and receive.Probably the lack of "love" during his childhood days. Imagine yourself born in a world where no one wants to talk to you, play with you or even come close to you. It's a painful experience, so he tried filling up this empty cup of his by doing stupid things. Hell, i'll be jealous too if I saw kids walking side by side with their parents while mine is underneath the dirt.
All these things that happened to him in his childhood days eventually led to his stupidity and lack of understanding. No one was there to scold him and teach him proper manners and how to act properly in a given situation.
This.
Naruto is not a genius in academia or philosophical measure. But like Blackwatch also said, he's not meant to be. His intelligence is akin to Goku; brilliant in fighting and understanding others, but not in the least bit interested in formalities and the like. Not to mention, Kurama did hinder him immensely as well as being locked in sheer isolation.
Naruto is meant to be a bit of a simpleton. He's supposed to be light hearted and have the childlike essence.
He's not an idiot by any means, but he's not a genius like Shikamaru or Minato. He's not supposed to be.
No. Goku is a clown and is simple, at certain times. Naruto is possibly retarded/mentally ill/slow.This.
Naruto is not a genius in academia or philosophical measure. But like Blackwatch also said, he's not meant to be. His intelligence is akin to Goku; brilliant in fighting and understanding others, but not in the least bit interested in formalities and the like. Not to mention, Kurama did hinder him immensely as well as being locked in sheer isolation.
You guys are forgetting the feats that made him seem highly intelligent. Neji fight(hiding underground), Pein fight(creating clones before hand, using clones to catapult him forward with rasengan), there are other examples but I don't really feel like thinking about all of them right now.This.
Naruto is not a genius in academia or philosophical measure. But like Blackwatch also said, he's not meant to be. His intelligence is akin to Goku; brilliant in fighting and understanding others, but not in the least bit interested in formalities and the like. Not to mention, Kurama did hinder him immensely as well as being locked in sheer isolation.
Except, of course, when he's inside a fight and it's a crucial moment. Then he's above most other characters. I've seen Naruto come up with tactics way more complicated than Sasuke's, for example.