Every shonen anime needs a punchy villain who can challenge the heroes one last time. Such villains must of course be physically strong and should also have a thematic or personal connection to the heroes. Like an anime Bleach and Demon Slayer he succeeded with the likes of Yhwach and Muzan Kibutsuji but Naruto fans aren't so sure what villain they got in the ending. In the end, it was Kaguya Otsutsuki who became the final boss, and the audience had more than a few objections.
Kaguya did wield immense power and had some significance as the mother of chakra, but otherwise her arrival was unwelcome. It doesn't help how Kaguya showed up at the last minute and had no personal ties or relationship to him Narutoheroes, even if we factor in the fact that she was Hagoromo's mother. So, Naruto Fans are fervently wishing they'd end up with a different supervillain at the end of the game, and the short list of candidates includes someone who tried to be the final villain, only for Kaguya to stand in the way.
Madara Uchiha was cheated out of his villainous ending
He was on his way to rival Blackbeard and Aizen
Madara Uchiha is the one was will be Naruto an anime endgame villain, only for Kaguya Otsutsuki. This is probably the main reason Naruto the fandom doesn't like Kaguya that much because her arrival was not only sudden but also at Madara's expense. The story spent so much time hyping up Madara as the ultimate threat to the entire shinobi world and it almost paid off. Madara did confront the Kage with the power of his dojutsu and the Ten-Tails, so he fulfilled his promises to some extent. But he didn't stick the landing.
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Just as Madara reached the peak of his powers, Black Zetsu betrayed him for Kaguya, and that's where things went south. Although it would seem predictable that Madara would rise Naruto's the ultimate villain and stay that way until the end, it's better than a bait-and-switch like Kaguya. Shonen fans don't mind if the central villain stays in sight for so long because there's room for the story to surprise the audience with plot twists that don't involve sudden arrivals of villains at the last minute.
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The Six Paths of Pain served as Naruto's thematic counterpart
Naruto Shippuden could have ended with an arc of pain
even now Naruto The fandom respects the Pain Arc as one of the Narutois the best, if not the very best, though the rest Naruto Shippuden he tried to overcome it. Pound for pound, the Arc of Pain just can't be beat Naruto Shippudenmainly due to the quality of the central villain. The big bad is the famous Six Paths of Pain, which has come out on all fronts. He had an incredibly cool and efficient fighting style like six bodies in one, all held together with the Rinnegan.
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Above all, Pain is top notch Naruto villain because he is the thematic counterpart of Naruto Uzumaki as Jiraiya's classmate. Pain and Naruto are examples of how the same dream or ideal can lead down different paths, as there are countless ways to approach a single goal. Given how Pain has a real point about the revenge cycle, it's not easy to figure out which approach to Jiraiya's dream makes the most sense. This moral ambiguity made the Pain Arc much more than beating up another scary super-ninja to save the world. That's why some Naruto fans argue that the entire series should have ended there, long before Kaguya could screw things up.
Orochimaru represented the unlimited potential of the Jutsu
If it wasn't for Sasuke, Orochimaru could have threatened the world
original Naruto the anime firmly established Orochimaru, the Sannin villain, as the ultimate villain, being the most powerful and innovative antagonist at this stage of the anime's adventure. Orochimaru was the one who gave Sasuke the cursed mark while also fighting Hiruzen Sarutobi and attacking the Hidden Leaf Village. Over time in Naruto Shippudenthe story managed to make Orochimaru obsolete when Sasuke and other characters joined, but it didn't have to be.
Orochimaru faced an early end simply because the story made room for other villains like Sasuke himself, but Orochimaru's arc could have been written differently. It would be just as easy to make Orochimaru flee again and resort to never-before-seen jutsu, science, and plans to eventually become a threat in the endgame. At the risk of Orochimaru overstaying his welcome, Naruto he had the potential to make Orochimaru as powerful as he dreamed, he maximized the potential of Orochimaru's inventive fighting style. Orochimaru wanted to learn all the jutsu in the world and someone who succeeds in such a mission can easily match the likes of Madara and Kaguya. Besides, Naruto would get a chance to fight and defeat the villain who tore Team 7 apart in the first place.
Danzo Shimura could have been the villainous Hokage to end the story
Naruto's future as Hokage depends on taking down Danza
Almost all the Kage seen in Naruto they were heroes, or at least anti-heroes, who sided with the good guys when threats like the Akatsuki rose to power. Some Kage were much less likable than others, but none of them became bona fide villains, unless fans count Rasa Kazekage for his mistreatment of Gaara. As for the actual supervillain Kage, there's the matter of Danzo Shimura, who almost became the Sixth Hokage until Kakashi Hatake officially claimed the mantle years later.
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If Danzo's meeting with the Hokage was kept and if Tsunade couldn't deal with him, then Danzo would make a decent ending villain Naruto Shippuden. In the actual story, Sasuke killed Danzo with a brutal attack that nearly killed Karin in the process, but other writing would have turned Danzo into an even tougher foe who would only lose to the combined might of Team 7. This would have been more satisfying than Kaguya's unwelcome intrusion, and above all, it would have made Danzo the dark counterpart to what Naruto wanted as Hok. Naruto would take it personally and fight Danzo furiously to prove that the Hokage could be much more than the mastermind behind the Sharingan theft.
Sasuke Uchiha was the occasional villain of Naruto's personal arc
Some Endgame bosses can be redeemed
A number of members of the Uchiha clan could be villains at the end of the game Naruto Shippudenwhich says a lot about the nature of this ninja family. Fans wanted Madara to be an end game threat and that role could have gone to Obito or even Itachi if the story was written right. To make it even more personal, Naruto's final enemy could be another powerful Uchiha: his former teammate Sasuke.
From the climax Naruto ShippudenSasuke Uchiha was indeed strong enough to match Naruto himself, what with Indra's arrow, his full body Susanoo and much more. Granted, in the actual story, Naruto and Sasuke fought right at the end, but that was everyone. Making Sasuke a real threat for the endgame would challenge Naruto one last time to redeem his friend after failing to do so several times before. What's more, fans might have liked the novelty of an ending villain who could be welcomed back as a trusted friend, setting Sasuke apart from other ending enemies like Sosuke Aizen, Muzan Kibutsuji, and All For One.
Naruto
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2002 – 2007-00-00
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Masashi Kishimoto
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Masashi Kishimoto
