This predictable shonen fare was decent for the first few story arcs, but was quickly set upon by awful filler and predictable "twists" and melodrama. It can hardly be called "Naruto" - it's more fitting as "Sasuke", as it's mostly about the latter character than Naruto. The side characters like Rock Lee and Shikimaru are far more interesting than the main cast. I don't think I'll watch any more of this after the Sasuke Retrieval Arc.