Naruto is a vast and widely known anime, being part of the Big Three Shōnen anime, it also had a well-planned and thought-out power system, like others. However, nothing is perfect, and the same theory applies to this series too, which is often called out for some of its significant flaws.
This is something that has been occasionally been pointed out by none other than the author, Masashi Kishimoto himself.
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Masashi Kishimoto Regrets Creating This Iconic Naruto’s Jutsu
The series sadly ended nearly a decade ago in 2014, and shortly after an interview was held with Kishimoto regarding the gaps in the series that were left open after it came to an end.
He was asked if creating Kage Bunshin No Jutsu, or Shadow Clone Jutsu is something he regretted, to which the mangaka answered that he in fact regretted the invention of this particular jutsu.
It was stated how making Naruto use the Kage Bunshin No Jutsu in the very first chapter is something which helped demonstrate just how powerful the character is and how much stronger he is going to become in the future.
The mangaka also showed concern about the fact that as our hero grew stronger, his ability to create a number of clones rose highly. Essentially meaning that it became difficult at a point to draw a few dozen, and even a few hundred of the same character in a Manga Panel, which can come off as overwhelming.
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Naruto’s Most Overrated Jutsu
Kage Bunshin Jutsu is not the only technique which is often criticized for being overpowered as well as being overused. Many of you might have heard of “Talk No Jutsu“, an infamous technique that is unofficially assigned to Naruto by the audience.
For those who do not know about it, it is a term given to the event whenever Naruto convinced a major antagonist to not follow their evil plan any more. The list of whenever this has occurred is almost never-ending and includes names like Nagato, Obito and Gaara.
It is something that has often also been described as off-throwing for the fans, often ruining the build up the series has spent through countless episodes and chapters up till that point.
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Source: ScreenRant
