The first 20 episodes of the show were the best storyarc. People only picked up on the "lol POWER FIGHT HIT HIT" aspect after the Haku fight; that was when it began attracting hordes of Narutards. To the surprise of no one, you got it completely backwards.

I think Naruto is a great show. There is nothing wrong with that. Naruto's popularity directly proves this
Popular != quality.

People who call others Narutards in fact love Naruto also but lack the selfconfidence/selfassurity to feel comfortable watching a show that can be enjoyed by all ages,
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