Thread:Kiadony/@comment-5916303-20150109235614/@comment-1746153-20150202190846

I mostly agree with your points - I'd also add that I didn't like the turn that the series' mythology took, with the whole alien thing. From what I understood, even with the 4th Databook some things concerning the Otsutsuki clan aren't clear enough. I liked it better when the origins of chakra were explained through the Ten-Tails, with it being some mysterious ancient power that infused the whole world with chakra. With thins, it would make more sense for animals to have it, for example, as well as humans evolving to use it for combat purposes (before Hagoromo introduced his Ninshuu).

Some Edos were simply trolled during the war and seemed pointless - Sasori was brought back without his puppets, Deidara didn't get to blow up almost anything, there were some previously-unknown ninjas who were sealed way too quickly after their introduction (Gari, Pakura, Toroi, that Chukichi guy, most of the Mist Swordsmen - thankfully at least some of them got anime screentime), and then there were Kin-Gin bros who were hyped with those treasured tools and even said to be related to Hagoromo - but no further story for them.

I always thought that Onoki and maybe A could have died against Madara, and Guy could have died after using the 8 Gates. I have nothing against Guy, but, again, the hype for the 8 Gates and how the user would die had been there since Part I! Instead of Neji dying to a stick, Guy could have died heroically, and that would have a great emotional impact. Also, Killer Bee survived the Eight-Tails extraction like it was nothing - seriously, just one tentacle did the trick? Especially after we've been told many times how jins would die if the Bijuu is extracted?

Things that I disliked in general would probably also be those you've heard about a lot - such as the lack of development for side characters and especially Sakura who is supposed to be a main heroine, the prophecy/reincarnation thing (I wished for it to be less literal), the overuse on the so-called Talk no Jutsu and everyone being affected by Naruto's feelings even though he was a kid with much less experience than most of them. Again, I understand the message Kishi was sending, but it felt a bit like I was being force-fed with it.