The long-running Naruto anime quickly established itself as a shonen “big three” must-watch with its intriguing combat system, its resonant personal themes, its wacky humor, and much more. The Naruto anime kept viewers engaged with thought-provoking and emotionally charged messages about cycles of hatred and the power of hard work beating talent, but some of those core themes eventually rang hollow.In the end, protagonist Naruto Uzumaki completed his “zero to hero” personal arc and became Hokage, as he always dreamed, but his success came at the cost of the Naruto anime’s message about gritty underdogs catching up to the superstars. That theme was what made the pre-Shippuden phase so great, but even in that narrative golden age, Naruto Uzumaki started contradicting his “hard work beats all” theme, and it became worse in Naruto Shippuden.The Naruto anime roughly divided its cast of characters according to who had immense natural talent, and who had little to none. Neji Hyuga, for example, contrasted sharply with Rock Lee the martial artist because Neji had formidable natural gifts with his Byakugan eyes and the Gentle Fist technique. Similarly, Naruto’s rival Sasuke Uchiha had the benefit of his natural Sharingan eyes, while Sakura Haruno lamented her lack of any kekkei genkai or hiden jutsu. Characters like Kimimaro Kaguya and Gaara were also propped up as talented prodigies born with it all, but in the end, Naruto Uzumaki was the most naturally talented ninja of them all, regardless of his “hard work beats all” theme in the anime’s early days.RELATED: Naruto vs Luffy — Who’s Stronger?
The long-running Naruto anime quickly established itself as a shonen “big three” must-watch with its intriguing combat system, its resonant personal themes, its wacky humor, and much more. The Naruto anime kept viewers engaged with thought-provoking and emotionally charged messages about cycles of hatred and the power of hard work beating talent, but some of those core themes eventually rang hollow.
In the end, protagonist Naruto Uzumaki completed his “zero to hero” personal arc and became Hokage, as he always dreamed, but his success came at the cost of the Naruto anime’s message about gritty underdogs catching up to the superstars. That theme was what made the pre-Shippuden phase so great, but even in that narrative golden age, Naruto Uzumaki started contradicting his “hard work beats all” theme, and it became worse in Naruto Shippuden.
The Naruto anime roughly divided its cast of characters according to who had immense natural talent, and who had little to none. Neji Hyuga, for example, contrasted sharply with Rock Lee the martial artist because Neji had formidable natural gifts with his Byakugan eyes and the Gentle Fist technique. Similarly, Naruto’s rival Sasuke Uchiha had the benefit of his natural Sharingan eyes, while Sakura Haruno lamented her lack of any kekkei genkai or hiden jutsu. Characters like Kimimaro Kaguya and Gaara were also propped up as talented prodigies born with it all, but in the end, Naruto Uzumaki was the most naturally talented ninja of them all, regardless of his “hard work beats all” theme in the anime’s early days.
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