After the pain arc, although I still kind of like his character, but only due some of his cool powers. His personality OTOH, has gone downhill.
this ^^^^^When he continued searching for Sasuke, and asking people ( 4th Raikage) to forgive him. I just found that really frustrating.
What this guy said.The anime is cause and effect. He went through so much stuff in part one and things are just getting better for him because of those events. Keeping someone down for a whole anime without getting any better would make this anime a stand still. Sooner or later the underdog has to rise and show everyone else what it can do.
Hard work can take you to great places.
Haven't stopped enjoying him as a character yet.