I liked naruto......to a point.
The 4th ninja war, or the current arc giant arc is probably the biggest letdown I've ever seen from a manga. I read the chapters every week but honestly its gotten to a point where it just fails to impress me on any level. I still enjoy most other shonen, but damn, naruto is just so boring.
It also takes up almost a 1/3 of the entire series, which is pretty sad.
-3 strike rule of shonen storytelling-
1. Raising people back from the dead in-mass and having them all fight different opponents to prolong run-time.
2. Having a lot of flashbacks, in the middle of fights.(even for the fodder enemies).
3. Having a "war" where unless you are targeted by the main-baddie himself, you survive.