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The end of Naruto

All the way back in 2010, I wrote a blog post detailing my complex relationship with the world of Naruto. Now, seven years later with the publication of the Manga's final ever volume, I thought I would gave my thoughts on the series overall as well a mini review of the final volume. As I mentioned in my previous Naruto blog, my primary introduction to the franchise was through the Ultimate Ninja Storm video games, where I was impressed by their use of cell shaded graphics to perfectly recreate the style of the anime. Given this introduction, it would be logical to assume that my main experience with the franchise would be through the anime, but in fact I've seen very little and what I have seen hasn't impressed me.  Instead, I was encouraged by friends to read the manga and it was there that I found myself being pulled into Naruto's world. However, despite my enthusiasm I cannot claim to be the series' biggest fan. The world may be fantasic but the  plotting of seve