It's ironic (imo) that Naruto is sticking to its Shōnen roots despite the fact that the people who were reading it from the beginning have grown up. I guess I could see how Kishi would prefer to stick to his guns though, because once the series is all finished, the transition from Sunshine and rainbows to cold hard reality of a mature seinen would probably be a little clunky, and wouldn't seem right if it was digested all at once instead of the gradual feeling of change you'd experience when you have to wait a week for each chapter. If he were to have made it like that, the messages he tries to convey might seem self contradictory and hypocritical. Or it could be because he wants to reach as many people as possible.
Having said all of that... the bottom line is that I'm really getting sick of the juvenile, naive shit in this story.
Tobi's getting all sentimental towards Naruto... I'm willing to bet a lot of money that Naruto will convince Tobi through his actions and words that what he's doing is wrong. And then Tobi will come to his senses and say "sry gais i dun goofed. Forgive me maybe?" The appeal for forgiveness will no doubt be accompanied by him sacrificing himself in some kind of attempt at sealing the Juubi or stopping Madara.
The problem I have with this is that I feel obligated to stick with it even though I don't like it anymore because I practically grew up reading it.
Random rant over. Carry on my fellow Narutards
