When it was revealed that Naruto was a reincarnation of Ashura, and everything he’d done had been pre-destined, people lost their fucking minds.
“What happened to themes of willpower and effort overcoming adversary?!!”
“The appeal of Naruto being a protagonist who overcame more powerful antagonists with creativity and effort is ruined!!”
Does any of this sound familiar?
It should, because what happened with Naruto’s character is literally happening to Luffy before our very eyes.
For an entire decade, One Piece fans have shit on Naruto for the MC becoming a tool of destiny.
This is a bruh moment of epic proportions.