In this thread I am going to make a small list of events, techniques, or even characters that just shouldn't of been added into the Naruto Universe. Feel free to disagree, make your own lists, or comment on my own.
Kamui
Kamui, namely Kakashi's variant of the Mangekyou technique, is a plain insult to the series and Kakashi's character. The shinobi who was famed for copying a thousand techniques and even having created original jutsu such as raikiri turned into a common spammer with this Sharingan technique. With such a powerful technique that, up until recently he has only begun to suffer severe consequences and characters could counter it effectively. It discouraged him using different techniques that he surely has, for why would he use them when he can just use Kamui? Don't get me wrong, at first I was okay with the technique. Such as when he struggled to warp away Deidara's arm. But, later on in the series he either had used it an enormous amount instead of opting to use his plethora of techniques. Or, for the sake of the story he would not use this technique. I find it to just be sloppy writing when you need to constantly restrict a character for absolutely no reason due to them being too powerful. I.E. Why he didn't warp away the Deva path and targeted the nail projectile instead.
I am happy to see him lose the Sharingan altogether, but the damage has been done. The copy ninja was reduced to three trick cat. I can at least take Obito's Kamui a bit better, him being a major antagonist and generally they need to be powerful. Not to mention numbers combats his version near perfectly. For Kakashi's? He'll be able to comfortably defeat ninja with Kamui despite being out numbered.
Was this family really needed? Or, at least did they really need to be given the attention that Kishi has pushed onto them? I find them all to be bland, and the reincarnation story to demean both Sasuke and Naruto. That, instead of just being those who had skill and power in their own right they were promised it by being the reincarnations of the deity of the Naruto Universe. Kaguya, I won't mention too much. Other than she came out of no where and really could of just been the forerunner for Madara instead of actually taking Madara over. Hagoromo was decent, he said and did what he needed to and got out quickly. Let's hope we stays out of the picture now. But, I don't see why he was needed in the first place other than to give Naruto and Sasuke a last minute power boost. The story could of been fine without him. Let's keep him an enigma, a long since dead entity that history has eroded all but little evidence of.
I don't expect many to agree with me on this one, but I feel as if other than Hashirama, Hiruzen and possibly Tobirama, they didn't have much of a purpose. Sasuke wanted answers, that is fine. Dandy. But, couldn't he have gone to the other who knows everything? Madara, who was very much around at that point. Maybe, maybe not. But the fact that we had the Hokages run around as Edo Tensei, who were practically immortal and unstoppable was just a killer of any tension the Juubi had. Not to mention they all managed to capture the Ten Tails like it was a mere pet, caging it. I mean, really? Couldn't Sasuke, Naruto, and the Alliance have had done something themselves again or battled it their own way. At the very least don't make Hashirama so obnoxiously powerful. When Obito became the Ten Tails Jinchuuriki, the mistake was corrected slightly. But the idea of the long dead now defending the living for the sake of the future just. . Was it not said the young surpass the old? I think this message got lost somewhere in this story. It might disappoint some to see the Hokage's not touched upon, but Kishi could of used different mediums to give us their stories. Much like Kushina telling Naruto what happened when he was born, we could of gotten information through others giving detailed accounts of the previous Hokage's instead.
Kurama, Naruto, Bijuu Bombs
This also won't be well liked, I feel. But I don't like what was done with Kurama and Naruto. The vicious demon that we have seen for hundreds of chapters was turned into a small child fox, crying sadly. I get that he might not have always been dark or evil. But at least have Kurama be far too gone to make a return. It's this kind of thing that made me lose interest in Naruto's character. The way he turned Kurama into a teammate, when the Kyuubi trying to break free was one of the more interesting sub plots that Naruto had going for him. The Bijuu Bomb at first was tolerable. Even when Bee used it as a perfect Jinchuuriki. But, really. Being able to spam these attacks as if they were nothing when each can comfortably destroy a mountain is just asinine. It puts Naruto, the under dog, on a whole new level. Yes, he should eventually break free from the original weak and sloppy characteristics Kishi had set for Naruto. But, that was just a massive jump in power that made me feel uncomfortable. Even for Bee, spamming these attacks isn't interesting in the least. There's no enjoyment from massive energy spheres hitting each other. At least, that's not the reason I was drawn to the series in the first place. Kyuubi Chakra Mode I could tolerate, as there were negative side effects and his power wasn't quite at the tipping point. But as soon as he got full access to Kurama...
So, my miniature rant is over. I hope I didn't offend or bother anyone with it. What do you think either hurt the series or just wasn't worth the time to introduce?
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Kamui
Kamui, namely Kakashi's variant of the Mangekyou technique, is a plain insult to the series and Kakashi's character. The shinobi who was famed for copying a thousand techniques and even having created original jutsu such as raikiri turned into a common spammer with this Sharingan technique. With such a powerful technique that, up until recently he has only begun to suffer severe consequences and characters could counter it effectively. It discouraged him using different techniques that he surely has, for why would he use them when he can just use Kamui? Don't get me wrong, at first I was okay with the technique. Such as when he struggled to warp away Deidara's arm. But, later on in the series he either had used it an enormous amount instead of opting to use his plethora of techniques. Or, for the sake of the story he would not use this technique. I find it to just be sloppy writing when you need to constantly restrict a character for absolutely no reason due to them being too powerful. I.E. Why he didn't warp away the Deva path and targeted the nail projectile instead.
I am happy to see him lose the Sharingan altogether, but the damage has been done. The copy ninja was reduced to three trick cat. I can at least take Obito's Kamui a bit better, him being a major antagonist and generally they need to be powerful. Not to mention numbers combats his version near perfectly. For Kakashi's? He'll be able to comfortably defeat ninja with Kamui despite being out numbered.
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The Otsutsuki Family
Was this family really needed? Or, at least did they really need to be given the attention that Kishi has pushed onto them? I find them all to be bland, and the reincarnation story to demean both Sasuke and Naruto. That, instead of just being those who had skill and power in their own right they were promised it by being the reincarnations of the deity of the Naruto Universe. Kaguya, I won't mention too much. Other than she came out of no where and really could of just been the forerunner for Madara instead of actually taking Madara over. Hagoromo was decent, he said and did what he needed to and got out quickly. Let's hope we stays out of the picture now. But, I don't see why he was needed in the first place other than to give Naruto and Sasuke a last minute power boost. The story could of been fine without him. Let's keep him an enigma, a long since dead entity that history has eroded all but little evidence of.
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The Hokage
I don't expect many to agree with me on this one, but I feel as if other than Hashirama, Hiruzen and possibly Tobirama, they didn't have much of a purpose. Sasuke wanted answers, that is fine. Dandy. But, couldn't he have gone to the other who knows everything? Madara, who was very much around at that point. Maybe, maybe not. But the fact that we had the Hokages run around as Edo Tensei, who were practically immortal and unstoppable was just a killer of any tension the Juubi had. Not to mention they all managed to capture the Ten Tails like it was a mere pet, caging it. I mean, really? Couldn't Sasuke, Naruto, and the Alliance have had done something themselves again or battled it their own way. At the very least don't make Hashirama so obnoxiously powerful. When Obito became the Ten Tails Jinchuuriki, the mistake was corrected slightly. But the idea of the long dead now defending the living for the sake of the future just. . Was it not said the young surpass the old? I think this message got lost somewhere in this story. It might disappoint some to see the Hokage's not touched upon, but Kishi could of used different mediums to give us their stories. Much like Kushina telling Naruto what happened when he was born, we could of gotten information through others giving detailed accounts of the previous Hokage's instead.
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Kurama, Naruto, Bijuu Bombs
This also won't be well liked, I feel. But I don't like what was done with Kurama and Naruto. The vicious demon that we have seen for hundreds of chapters was turned into a small child fox, crying sadly. I get that he might not have always been dark or evil. But at least have Kurama be far too gone to make a return. It's this kind of thing that made me lose interest in Naruto's character. The way he turned Kurama into a teammate, when the Kyuubi trying to break free was one of the more interesting sub plots that Naruto had going for him. The Bijuu Bomb at first was tolerable. Even when Bee used it as a perfect Jinchuuriki. But, really. Being able to spam these attacks as if they were nothing when each can comfortably destroy a mountain is just asinine. It puts Naruto, the under dog, on a whole new level. Yes, he should eventually break free from the original weak and sloppy characteristics Kishi had set for Naruto. But, that was just a massive jump in power that made me feel uncomfortable. Even for Bee, spamming these attacks isn't interesting in the least. There's no enjoyment from massive energy spheres hitting each other. At least, that's not the reason I was drawn to the series in the first place. Kyuubi Chakra Mode I could tolerate, as there were negative side effects and his power wasn't quite at the tipping point. But as soon as he got full access to Kurama...
So, my miniature rant is over. I hope I didn't offend or bother anyone with it. What do you think either hurt the series or just wasn't worth the time to introduce?
