Story: Here's the thing with the story of Naruto, it's really a good plot, it is, minus the fillers that is. Once the fillers kick in, the whole enjoyment aspect of it just fully decreases. I'm rating the story aspect of it based on the story itself, not the fillers, hence why I said it was very good. The rating for this anime would really improve if they did it in seasons. Sure, the thought of waiting months for the next arc is a bit frustrating, but at least the fans would get something worth watching.
Art: Nothing really to say about art, it's really typical so I wouldn't say it stands out.
Sound: Most of the opening and closing seem to fit appropriately with the genre of the anime, same goes for the background music used in the anime. Character's voice all fit nicely with their respectively characters, which helps to bring out their unique personality.
Characters: The characters themselves are average, like most series, they all tend to wear the same clothes all the time, probably to better acquaint you with them. What I'd like to comment about is the use of skills, at first you see their unique skills and you find it really exciting, but some of them are really getting overused (Naruto's Rasengan), this again, leads back to the fillers. If there were less fillers, their wouldn't be a need to do such a thing and fans wouldn't get so sick of seeing the same skills over and over again.
Enjoyment: I did enjoy it, but you have to look at it as a whole, which means in the presence of the fillers, in which case my enjoyment decreased as each episode goes by and getting frustrated at seeing Naruto's Rasengan for the billionth time really didn't help either.
Overall: A good anime consists of many different aspects, each must come together nicely for the series to be successful and for a good rating. Naruto lacks in some areas, and no surprise, the ratings are what it is. I'd still recommend it to those who wishes to enjoy all anime like I do, but for those easily frustrated by long series, this is not for you.
