I preferred Naruto as a character when he was trying not to rely on the Fox.
I think it would be a great twist and bring interesting dynamics if Naruto permanently had Kurama removed. But that won't happen. The Manga is likely in its final stages and thus Naruto needs to stay top-tier and without Kurama he's far from top-tier. If it was removed, there's no power-up I can imagine that would put him back on top-tier without said power-up coming off as the biggest arse-pull in Naruto history.
It's a shame. I would of loved to see Naruto learn more Fuuton techniques and somehow learn some Uzumaki techniques [Like Sasuke has with Fire, Lightning and MS Techniques] I'd like to see him learn stuff that is from him, his genes... not a demon fox with near-infinite chakra that was given to him.