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Everybody loves to rag on Shippuden and the War Arc (despite it mostly being pretty great) but nobody calls out the obnoxious moments or deus ex machinas of the earlier series as much as they should.
For me it's between 3:
Naruto Stabs his Own Hand
Holy christ early Team 7 are obnoxious. Sometimes I forget just how unlikeable this band of kids were and this moment is the stand-out for me. Seconds out the gate before the the series' first mission even begins and he delivers a severe self-own to teammates who couldn't care less. It's not a dramatic moment, it's just Naruto being a melodramatic shonen loudmouth for terrible comedic effect. We should be so grateful that Boruto and his friends are 100x better.
Naruto Farts his Chunnin Victory
Part 1 Naruto had a dumb fixation on bottom barrel humour. It wasn't just Kiba, but Chouji, Naruto, Jiraiya and Sakura/Ino who all had pretty immature moments going for crass comedy. Them being kids would be understandable if Part 1 wasn't also so serious and bloodthirsty. A month or so earlier, Team Kurenai murdered other kids in the Forest of Death, a couple chapters after this Gaara paralyses Lee. Part 1's tone was all over the place.
Sand Siblings Ex Machina
Sakon/Ukon and Tayuya, who both have 2 of the most broken abilities we've seen in the series to this date have their battles interrupted by OHKOs from ninja who are absolutely not that far above them. Stamina isn't a major factor in either of their fighting styles so being powered out is a weak excuse. In just the course of one arc, Temari and Kankuro have become elite jonin level ninja? Effortlessly doing what Sasuke, Naruto, Neji and a team of Leaf Jonin couldn't do. Buuuuuullshit.
If you have any other suggestions, let me know! Though Shippuden might have flaws and inconsistent power scaling, I think Part 1 is a lot worse for wear and hasn't aged very well as we might remember.
For me it's between 3:
Naruto Stabs his Own Hand
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Holy christ early Team 7 are obnoxious. Sometimes I forget just how unlikeable this band of kids were and this moment is the stand-out for me. Seconds out the gate before the the series' first mission even begins and he delivers a severe self-own to teammates who couldn't care less. It's not a dramatic moment, it's just Naruto being a melodramatic shonen loudmouth for terrible comedic effect. We should be so grateful that Boruto and his friends are 100x better.
Naruto Farts his Chunnin Victory
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Part 1 Naruto had a dumb fixation on bottom barrel humour. It wasn't just Kiba, but Chouji, Naruto, Jiraiya and Sakura/Ino who all had pretty immature moments going for crass comedy. Them being kids would be understandable if Part 1 wasn't also so serious and bloodthirsty. A month or so earlier, Team Kurenai murdered other kids in the Forest of Death, a couple chapters after this Gaara paralyses Lee. Part 1's tone was all over the place.
Sand Siblings Ex Machina
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Sakon/Ukon and Tayuya, who both have 2 of the most broken abilities we've seen in the series to this date have their battles interrupted by OHKOs from ninja who are absolutely not that far above them. Stamina isn't a major factor in either of their fighting styles so being powered out is a weak excuse. In just the course of one arc, Temari and Kankuro have become elite jonin level ninja? Effortlessly doing what Sasuke, Naruto, Neji and a team of Leaf Jonin couldn't do. Buuuuuullshit.
If you have any other suggestions, let me know! Though Shippuden might have flaws and inconsistent power scaling, I think Part 1 is a lot worse for wear and hasn't aged very well as we might remember.