For me it was when:
1. Battles were like chess. Strategy was more important than anything and characters thought several steps ahead.
Examples:
- Shikamarus battles
- Sasuke vs Deidara
- Sasuke vs Itachi
2. Witnessing the personal arcs of characters
Examples:
- Naruto goes from zero to the savior of the hidden leaf (long arc)
- Rock lee proves that hard work pays off (short arc)
- Neji learns his lesson about destiny and beats the sound ninja guy (short arc)
3. Chakra would actually run out during battle if you spammed ninjutsu so skill and ninja tools were widely used and vital
4. When they weren't afraid to kill off characters. In the end we had 40 heroes and 2 villains because the heroes didn't die
5. When Naruto gave you real motivation and life lessons
Dicuss
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6. When every jutsu had a limitation and weakness. Yes I know Itachi said that during the war arc as well but weakness did limbo have for example? Or the other hax abilites shoved in? The limitations of the abilities and the characters made it interesting
1. Battles were like chess. Strategy was more important than anything and characters thought several steps ahead.
Examples:
- Shikamarus battles
- Sasuke vs Deidara
- Sasuke vs Itachi
2. Witnessing the personal arcs of characters
Examples:
- Naruto goes from zero to the savior of the hidden leaf (long arc)
- Rock lee proves that hard work pays off (short arc)
- Neji learns his lesson about destiny and beats the sound ninja guy (short arc)
3. Chakra would actually run out during battle if you spammed ninjutsu so skill and ninja tools were widely used and vital
4. When they weren't afraid to kill off characters. In the end we had 40 heroes and 2 villains because the heroes didn't die
5. When Naruto gave you real motivation and life lessons
Dicuss
Edit:
6. When every jutsu had a limitation and weakness. Yes I know Itachi said that during the war arc as well but weakness did limbo have for example? Or the other hax abilites shoved in? The limitations of the abilities and the characters made it interesting
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