Figured I'd step in and give my 2 cents worth.
1) The statement somebody made about Sasuke not needing to work hard based on natural talent.
I'm not a Sasuke-hater, in fact I like him, but this is one aspect of his character that doesn't appeal to me. It's like a "silver spoon" mentality- I'm so cool because I have natural talent and don't have to do anything but walk out onto the battlefield. Naruto, on the other hand, has had to work his rear off in order to move up in the world of the ninja. He's tried and failed miserably in a good bit of his battles. Even so, he never gave up. He trained until he couldn't even move and he saw the results. I mean, seriously, which would you prefer...I don't have to work for anything because it'll just be handed to me OR I'll work my tail off to get what I want? And to claim that Naruto has all his power-ups handed to him because he has the Kyubi is bull. Shoot, Naruto didn't even know how to tap into Kurama's chakra at the very beginning of Part 1. It was his own chakra levels (earned from his Uzumaki heritage) that helped him in his training...and they still do. Kurama's influence and chakra were even detrimental to Naruto later in the series (I'm referencing when Naruto went into 3/4-tails mode). Someone else stated that Kurama was originally a hindrance, and I completely agree with that too.
2) There have been a few comments about Naruto's personality and how unrealistic it is.
Consider the fact that we all live in the real world. I admit that his talk-no-jutsu wouldn't be all that effective in our world, especially when combined with his impulsiveness. However, he IS only 16 and there ARE people in our world that utilize talk-no-jutsu (negotiators and diplomats anyone?). I think as he gets older that he'll become more of a diplomat type. He'll still have his impulsive attitude (I hope anyway), but he'll have gone through this war and have friends like Sakura and Shikamaru to temper it. Naruto is loyal, impulsive, hard-headed, confident to a fault, self-sacrificing, and determined- these are the things I like about him because most of them make for a good role-model for young kids.