His character became about Peace. So what? I'm not saying that's unlike a hippie, I'm saying it's unbelievable that someone were to say that Naruto in the OP is better than the Naruto you dislike.
The Pilot Naruto is a horrible character. The one between the Sasuke Retrieval arc and the Sage of six paths was objectively better even if he's just "meh".
I honestly don't see what's wrong with Naruto being a mischievous kid.
Of course he would grow out of it. Im all for Naruto wanting peace through love I just wish he was a tad bit more abrasive. Not like Sasuke but violent & willing to kill when needs be.
Ex: Obito, He should of never showed him sympathy. Sasuke, I understand they were friends but in all honesty, realistically he should've wanted to help Sasuke but also come to the conclusion that the village weighs more than Sasuke. He shouldn't have been willing to die with him,
should've came to the conviction that Sasuke may need to be killed for the world to move forward with peace.
Just my opinion though and everyone's differ, but that's alright.
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bold: Not saying Naruto could pull it off as they'd just stalemate but that's what I would've wanted his mindset to be