Masashi Kishimoto poured everything into making Naruto and its sequels super popular. In Naruto the main character, goes through a lot to grow and get super strong.
People love him because they see his patience and understanding. But Naruto isn’t the only one with a great story.
Every character in Naruto has things they’re good at and things they struggle with. Some traits make them unique, while others make them more ordinary.
What sets a character apart is how well they know their strengths and weaknesses. In Naruto’s story one weakness seems to be beyond his control.
Masashi Kishimoto never confirmed a theory about Naruto: that Hashirama Senju’s healing powers might have led to his death.
Naruto now the seventh Hokage, had to work really hard to get there. If he had been stronger in one area, maybe he could have given Sasuke a tougher challenge.
Naruto Uzumaki’s biggest weakness wasn’t how strong he was?
Naruto Uzumaki struggled to fit in, both in his village and in the world. He was an outcast for reasons he couldn’t change.
In Masashi Kishimoto’s story, Naruto’s journey to grow up was unique. One of his biggest challenges was that he couldn’t read or write well.
Because Naruto never had proper schooling in reading, he didn’t have much skill in it. But he didn’t let that stop him. He taught himself how to read and write, even though he struggled with Kanji.
The hardest of the three Japanese scripts to learn. His limited language skills made it tough for him to grasp concepts like Chakra because the books he got just looked like scribbles to him.
Language is important because it shapes how power works. A spell means nothing if you don’t know the language it’s in.
A technique is just a pose if you don’t understand its meaning. Knowing language well isn’t just about talking to others it’s also about understanding yourself. This was something Naruto struggled with early on.
Naruto had to go back to square one
When Naruto reached a time skip, most characters got better. They learned new ninja skills that made them stronger and improved as people.
But there was one character who didn’t seem to get a power boost: Naruto. It’s likely that during this time, he was focused on something completely different.
During this period, Jiraiya had the perfect chance to teach Naruto the basics of reading, writing, and math. A stronger grasp of language could have helped Naruto understand the different Chakras better too.
Even though Naruto had the potential to grow stronger than Sasuke, there were some limits holding him back. But with time, he managed to overcome one of those limitations.