First time I watched the show I got turned off by Naruto's apparent stupidity and stopped watching even before the end of the chase scene in the first episode.
After a while, I decided that maybe I was too quick to judge the show, and so braved through the part which I hated so much. To be honest, I kind of liked the show for the first 2-3 episodes (coincidentally, the episodes featuring that seduction technique), but by episode 20 I decided that the show is way too annoying for. Not only is Naruto stupid, but pretty much everyone in his village is as well. They go to "ninja school", but what exactly do they learn there? From all that they don't know about the world around them and what I'm guessing are basic ninja skills, they don't learn anything. They don't even know that they're supposed to work in teams until that silly little test from what I could tell, and even then they didn't immediately understand that the 'don't give Naruto food' order was just part of the exam.
Oh, and let's not forget some little contradictions, like Naruto being told not to use his techniques in plain sight when that's all they ever do, even with techniques that take quite a bit of time, which should leave the opponent with quite the opportunity to strike, which they never take unless of course it's Naruto in that one part of that one episode.
I could go on and on, I suppose, but there isn't much of a point, as others raised the same issues quite a few times before me.
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