Naruto Chapter 391

[Yukimura]

Why do you continue to judge this manga as if it's supposed to be about traditional Japanese ninja, stealthy assassins for hire. By this point I think it's clear that this story is about mythical Chinese and Japanese folklore repackaged for a younger audience with a flashy ninja fantasy story as a mask. I mean come on, Jiraya, Tsunade, Orochimaru, Kyubii, the Sword of Kusanagi, Enma the Monkey King, Amaterasu, Tsukiyomi, and Susanoo are all pulled straight out of Japanese mythology. The sooner you accept that the story is as much about Naruto becoming a traditional ninja as it is about Kakashi learning to make wicker baskets with his hands tied behind his back the sooner you can either stop reading it or stop expecting things you're not going to get from the main characters.

And I guess you don't see Naruto being alive in a manga called Naruto as a good thing, though that is somewhat debatable. In several of those situations you mentioned Naruto was about to either die or be defeated and using Kyubii is the only thing that saved him.

Kyubii Mode was the only way Naruto could have gotten out of the Ice Mirrors.

Kyubii Mode was the only way Naruto could continue to fight Neji after his normal chakra had been sealed.

Summoning Gamabunta with the Kyubii chakra was the only way Naruto could have avoided being killed by Desert Coffin.

Releasing the Kyubii chakra was the only way he could put a dent in Sasuke after he came out of the box with his level two seal.

One Tailed Mode was the only thing that allowed Naruto to even touch Sasuke once his Sharingan upgraded.

Going into a 4th tail Berserker Mode forced Oro to actually use techniques and do cool stuff.

The times where it didn't actually benefit him at all were the first Oro encounter, the fight against Kimimaro, and against Diedara.

That said, Naruto has had the Kyubii since chapter 1, it is the reason he is special and the reason he's the main character, for Kishi to simply stop addressing it and evolving the relationship between Naruto and Kyubii would make Naruto's character more shallow than most of the supporting characters in addition to making the story simply terrible. You can't just throw away the beginnings of a story, no matter how lame or boring they may turn out to be further down the road.