I've been re reading the manga again lately and the shift towards the Uchiha clan is crazy. There were so many other plot points Kishi could have dived deeper into around the time the shift got really bad, the early part of part 2 of Shippuden and before Asuma dies.
Part 1 of Naruto was more balanced. We got to see Naruto grow, learned about the Hyuga clan, and got Sasuke's back story. Part 2 is a total Uchiha wankfest. I knew this, but this is my first time re reading Naruto since it ended and it's more obvious now.
Part 1 of Naruto was more balanced. We got to see Naruto grow, learned about the Hyuga clan, and got Sasuke's back story. Part 2 is a total Uchiha wankfest. I knew this, but this is my first time re reading Naruto since it ended and it's more obvious now.