Honestly, I just picked back up on watching it, (a few years back I watched it- and Gaara was 'still' my favorite character). The character development is pretty strong, they have complex emotions and some have very horrible back stories. For younger kids, the fights and the way some characters look might be a little scary- hense it being PG. A few people die here and there- blood is shown, and fights take forever at times- and believe me I hate long fight scenes. There is language at times, and the 'sexy jutsu' -(Naruto turns into a naked woman) made me almost loose my lunch. Even though these things are in the negetive lighting- and will stay there- there are so many good things about the show that I'm willing to dismiss those. The friendship/respect and loyalty the characters have for eachother is insperational. Bad characters change heart due to understanding, (like Gaara changed due to Naruto understanding him), before that, Gaara was a killing machine, keeping to his motto 'love only yourself'. Even, he is willing to kill his siblings if they stay in his way. Naruto made him see the light- those kind of transformations are something you don't always see in shows. I agree with AnimeFreak200, though. A very overrated show.

I hate it, naruto is an failure

Positives include role models who help Naruto and his classmates believe in themselves and work extra hard to become stronger, faster and smart. There are good messages in the show including the occasional attempt of the main characters to try and convert an evil enemy to a good ally. Ultimately the show is very violent and, in the end, violence is the only answer this show gives to solve problems. The majority of this violence ends in ultimate sacrifices while characters try and protect their friends and families and, unlike Dragonball Z, there is no way to bring them back. It shows mourning for lost shinobi and when someone particularly close to Naruto dies it shows the steps he takes to overcome his sorrow and keep moving forward. In the unedited version there are copious amounts of blood, smoking and alcohol, the latter two occur rather frequently just before the end of this series and the beginning of Shippuden. The versions shown on tv have the majority of this edited out. There are some sexual areas in the series. Early on the majority of this type of behavior comes from Naruto and his Sexy Jutsu (in which he becomes a naked, well-endowed female) and his target's perverse reactions to the jutsu (usually excessive nosebleeding which indicates dirty thoughts). Sakura also has her fair share of flirty moments in the beginning during her constant vies for Sasuke's attention. She stares at him dreamily and daydreams about him and how cute he is. Both of these things fade into the background as the show progresses and becomes more plot-oriented.

Don't know why everyone hates it. I think its really cool and funny.. some of the morals are stupid, but I still think its awesome. ^.^

My 8-year-old son and I watch this every Saturday when it airs on Disney XD. I used to watch this with my 13-year-old son, but he doesn't watch it anymore (he instead watches Kekkaishi and others).

The English TV version is RUBBISH in my opinion. The Japanese version is a lot better but not briliant. The manga however is brilliant. Back to the English anime Naruto - it's child friendly since it's been edited by the 4kids entertainment company and it has friendly characters who unite to fight the common enemy. Watch it if you are 10 or up. Now for the Japanese subed version - it still has friendly characters but has some swearing, a lot more violence and blood which makes it alot more real. Watch it if your 13 and up. The manga is the best of them all as it's a bit more mature than the anime and should be read by all.

Let's get one thing straight. The main character, Naruto, is stupid. It's the secondary characters that keep me hooked. I give it a 12+ rating. The English version has a lot of censors. There is MILD blood. Almost NO LANGUAGE. The only innapropriate things are the sexual themes. Naruto's mentor frequently spies on women, earning him the nickname "Pervy Sage". Sometimes those women are naked (though it doesn't show) or bikini-clad. Plus, Naruto himself is somewhat perverted. He invents a technique called the "Sexy Jutsu" that allows him to turn into a naked woman. (It's all covered up by clouds.) Sometimes he hangs all over men in naked woman form. The second season of Naruto called "Shippuden" is a LOT more violent and touches really deep themes of revenge, hatred, war, pain, and loss. This season hasn't been aired in America yet but can be watched with subtitles (it's in Japanese) on the Naruto website. Plus, these episodes are uncut, meaning that all the blood and gore is left in, most of the sexual themes (worse than the censored version), and some swearing (not all, because in the Japanese version the f-word is used A LOT, and they cut this out even in the uncut). Plus, in Shippuden there is an immortal man who worships a fictatious god and makes sacrifices to him (while cursing a lot and taking his own god's name in vain every three seconds). In conclusion, the regular, censored Naruto that airs on television is fine, but keep anyone under twelve away from the second series. Naruto is very popular, but a lot of it is fan hype. I love it, but it's not my favorite anime. Some of the plot twists are downright ridiculous. But still, five stars! :P

best show EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11