Naruto was huge on Cartoon Network when it was airing from 2005-2009. Then, Stuart Snyder, Cartoon Network's president at the time, decided to push live action TV shows and cancelled Naruto right before Shippuden was about to start. Shippuden started airing on Disney X D in 2009, but it flopped...
Whoops, decided to post in the other sections before introducing myself.
It's your boy Scotty. I do enjoy the Naruto series even though I am very critical of it. Hope my account is approved so I can stick around here.