>>281305374 (OP)
It's thematically coherent from start to finish, addresses legitimately tough questions, probably has the biggest flock of memorable antagonists whose motives you can't find a whole lot of fault in, has ridiculously good art for being weekly (especially the clean as fuck spreads until the very end), makes itself feel like an actual journey through the lives of a whole people and had an insanely satisfying conclusion.
Kishimoto also had the balls to do downright insane things to drive home his point, like Naruto allowing himself to be pummeled post Pain arc and having a heart attack, juxtaposing the almighty image he had after defeating Nagato. Kishi castrated his protagonist to show that despite being all powerful physically, he still can't solve the issues he wants to fix cause they can't be fixed through having power alone.
As far as weekly series go there is nothing and there likely will never be anything as good as it again. That's its legacy.
