Ahem...*Kefka voice*
I hate hate hate hate hatehatehatehateHAAAAAAATE Naruto.
The cast of characters is more or less the most cliche bunch of wannabe ninjas I've ever seen in my life. Seriously, everyone in that show is nothing more than a stereotypical archetype ripped off of pretty much every single Shounen anime ever created. You have your annoyingly enthusiastic main character (Naruto), your even more annoying yet incredibly useless love interest (Sakura), your emo boy toy whose sole purpose is to make fangirls nerdgasm (Sasuke)...the list goes on and on but fails to get anymore interesting. Honestly, the only tolerable characters are Rock Lee and Gai (who, by the way, deserve their own spinoff show). The rest are 2-Dimensional cliches who never display any truly unique or remotely interesting qualities.
And let's not forget that none of them act anything like ninjas. The first Story Arc was cool because the fights actually incorporated stealth, strategy, and...well...other things besides flashy energy blasts and angsty teenagers. After that, though, it just became another ripoff of Dragonball Z whose only attraction is in its aesthetic appeal. The characters became overpowered and even more shallow than they originally were, the fights grew dull, and the plot turned into a contrived mess.
Did I mention the overglorification of Sasuka, AKA Naruto's version of Sephiroth? Sure, he started off cool enough, but...well...yaoi fangirls ruin everything. Amirite? Sasuke personifies pretty much every negative stereotype related to Shounen anime characters. He's just another emo prettyboy who has a mental breakdown over every event in his "tragic" life. I honestly thought his characters was improving, too. That is until he went off to the Emo Farm with Michael Jackso-...I mean Orochimaru.
In closing, Naruto is up there with s-CRY-ed, Gundam SEED, and Post-Frieza Dragonball Z on my list of Anime I Hate. It's a terrible anime with a convoluted plot, a cast of unlikeable characters, and boring fight scenes.
Oh, and...err...by the way...
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4Kids Entertainment ruined the anime
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Actually, 4Kids didn't dub Naruto. Furthermore, nothing major was cut out of the Naruto dub. They took out a bit of blood to keep it acceptable for children (yes, the anime has always been aimed at children). The curses that you see were added in by fansubbers who aren't very good at translating Japanese.
Phew...Well that was a meaner rant than I'm used to giving. Sorry, guys, I just get a little carried away when it comes to Naruto.
Agreed 
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