BATTLES:
the og naruto has some of the most classic and memorable fights in a very long time and still hold up today. the fight focus on more strategy rather than i have more chrakra then you so i win. all of the jutsus are so unique and the characters use their abilites to their potential. theres actual team work like in the zabuza arc where naruto and sasuke work together.
ARCS:
the land of waves arc is my favorite in the whole series because it ha s agreat villian and it shows teamwork bewteen team 7. the ending is horribly sad and was unpredicted for such and old childrens show. the characters are interesting and theres a fair amount of character progression and really shows you some of the world which is always fun
the chunin exams is amazing and when talking about the best anime arcs this arc will be brought up several times because how good it is. it showed ninja of other villages and really shows off the side characters and what they can do which lead to an amazing fight bewteen rock lee and gaara. it inroduces orochimaru which is a great villan and sets up the curse mark which is big in this story
the rest are also great where they show off more of the side characters and some more. it introduces ssunade and jiraya which is great and are amazing characters.
