This was one of the very first manga I ever read. I've fallen a bit behind in the chapters but I still think it's a really good shounen manga. I do think it was much stronger in the first 15 volumes or so with Naruto and his classmates training to take the entrance exam and all those friendships and fighting skills that are forged then. Vols 3-4 with the Haku arc actually made me cry ;__;. And I don't care what anyone says about him being a crazy person running around in a prison suit, I LOVE Naruto. I just love his confidence in himself like "NEVER underestimate me! I will NEVER back down!"

I think it sort of fizzled a bit when it became alll about Sasuke, which annoyed me a little because this manga is titled "Naruto" not "Sasuke" (plus there are other awesome characters I'd want to see more of like ROCK LEE more please), but the newer chapters seem like we're gonna get back to Naruto and the earlier stuff that made it so good.

Most of the supporting characters are great. I'm a big fan of Kakashi, Rock Lee, Shikamaru, Gaara, etc. The fight scenes can go on and on for volumes which may be a turn off for some people but Kishimoto can really draw those fight scenes and most of them are enjoyable (especially in the earlier volumes where they actually had really good fights rather than people just owning each other).

Still great. 9/10!