Why are you guys always coppin pleas for this series. Its incredibly easy to juggle upwards of 10 characters. Do it in groups (focus on 3 or 4 at a time) until you sub a person in. The replaced character could either be killed off or sent off to complete some task (opens up a spin off). Buffy did this almost perfectly as do most long running tv shows.
Kishi has had numerous times to get his shyt together but he cant decide whether to focus on the adults, the Uchiha or the new generation. Choji, and Neji should've been killed off in part 1. Lee
would be reduced "those who can't, teach" status because his most important role in part 2 was beating himself up. Since Shino/Kiba/Tenten has done jack shyt s/he should have been thrown in Special ops until they emerge in Part 2 swagged out. The rest of the teams should have merged. In part 2 thats when you start killing folks off or crippling them.
With the important being:
- Jiraiya teaching Naruto more than 1 technique in their entire time together
- Naruto doing something other than chasing Sasuke around the world for 2 years (our time).
- Creating actual villains/ not getting rid of them in the most shameless ways (Hidan, Kakuzu and Deidara)