Quote Originally Posted by Saint_Dee View Post
Female is also what I'm thinking, but it's kind of ambiguous, so I don't know xD.

With Naruto (and Bleach by extension), things have just gotten too much, I feel like the stories are just pandering to the fans at this point, sometimes the surprises are good or exciting at least I'll admit, but in terms of story? They're way past their best before dates to be honest. I've felt strongly about Bleach ending after the defeat of Aizen (everything thereafter truely feels like a spinoff and will never have the same effect). Naruto? I guess they strung the fourth war decently enough early on for me not to bemoan it's continued existence (some of the character development was cool, and the greater story elements).

But goodness, they need to stop playing the "Inception" card on Naruto, these continuously new story elements have been feeling forced for a while now (especially considering that there's not much left in the way of character development gas). Nostalgia has become even a huge thing as to how they've been framing things in Naruto... Will it ever end???
Technically Naruto has had his final battle to save the world, the original Sage of the Six paths showed up (out of the blue) and from what I seem to be understanding bring back the dead? I could be horribly wrong and way off the mark but it feels that way at the moment, I am somewhat glad it is eventually ending perhaps Kishmoto can go on to make something different.

Naruto is a good anime and manga but I would never recommend it to anyone that has just started to watch it, there are a plethora of better shows to watch before you seriously want to delve into the depths that is shonen.

Bleach feels like it is slowing down, they just keep jumping between these mini fights or... MAKE MOAR ZOMBEE'S! for Kurotsuchi to fight, who happen to Captains! *SCARRY*

Bleach and Naruto have massive fan bases in and outside of Japan, they are popular and rightly deserve the attention they do get but alas I believe there comes a time when it should move along. Perhaps it's my age? I started watching Naruto shortly after it was released, and thats a whopping 12 years ago.
At some stage you just tell yourself "I can't anymore..."