Well, first things first, I am a big anime weeb. I watched many things, from the most popular big three to the underrated gems like Dororo. Many said that I still watch cartoons for my age. Firstly, I want to stress that anime is not cartoons. It has many genres, and I tried many of them. I can go on and on about everything, but let me rein myself down to settle on one thing. Anime can be varied, be it horror, psychological, romance or straight-up hentai–every genre has its share of duds But also good ones. And considering the most popular ones, I settled with Naruto. 

I don’t know if you remember, but both Naruto and Naruto Shippuden aired in India but stopped. And again, it started last month, and I had seen full kids near my house yelling Rasengan. Man, I am seriously envious of them. I first came across the world of anime in 2016, and still going on. I am going off-topic let's, discuss Naruto. And the First thing to clear off, I hadn’t completed Naruto. Why? I will say at the end.

 If I have to define the entire series, I would say it is a character journey. We follow naruto from his childhood to his growing up to achieve what he said in the first episode. If that’s not a character journey, what is it? And everyone who watched it will say that no book or institution can replace naruto in teaching life. The series, with its diverse characters, taught many life lessons that resonate with everyone. 

No dream is too big to achieve, something that everyone comes to realise when one finishes the whole series. Naruto was alone and avoided by everyone in the world everyone had seen him as a monster to avoid. He wanted to be with everyone and be acknowledged. That’s why in the beginning he was an obnoxious kid with a huge goal to achieve. When he came to know what that dream entitled and he was not suitable for it. He affirmed himself so strongly to achieve his goal that everyone near him started rooting for him. And at the end of the journey, achieving his dream is inspiring for many who watched his journey.

And in his journey to achieve his dream he showed everyone that hard work pays off. Not only him but many characters like Lee, Guy and many more have proven it. 

No one’s destiny is set, talking about Guy, the world was harsh for him with only taijutsu, but he always considered himself a rival to the talented Kakashi. That’s what every single one has seen him as, but when the person without any weakness, the person whom the world feared, Madara Uchiha, declared him the strongest. Everyone felt that destiny is not set in stone and one can change it with hard work and effort.

Redemption can be possible when tried, there are many characters in the series who went to the dark side changed their views from the words of naruto and redeemed themselves. Just like the broken hero Obito. 

And this series also signified the importance of a teacher or a mentor in one’s life. That they are just after their parents in teaching life lessons, just like Jiraiya and Kakashi for naruto.

Friendship had always been one of the core themes of naruto. And through Kakashi and naruto, we can see how standing by one’s friend's side in their darkest moment is always more important than delving into the past. I came to love naruto with the few seasons I watched, but I stopped. Because spoilers are one reason, but the main reason was I was not ready to watch the characters go through the saddest moments. It’s hard for me to watch the characters go through their traumatic moment when I know it’s going to happen. It’s hard for my heart. And I hope you watch the anime you are not going to regret the time you spent.