It's like
Naruto tries to be:
Bubbly free flowing shonen
Exposition heavy
Mysterious characters and power system
And I think all those elements contradict each other so it feels like a messed up mix of the 3
what do you find weird about it?
I think this is why
Because the thing is, Naruto is really grounded in visual fights and stuff especially compared to other shonen
It doesn't look complicated
So I think the weird part about it is that you mix these things together:
- bubbly shonen attitude
- abstract power system
- lots of exposition without a previous basic explanation of the power system ( like Rayleigh laying out simply the 3 types of haki ), I mean the power system gets explained in words but not really properly explained imo
- very grounded visuals, the characters fight in villages and forests but they are far beyond that level
And the thing is, I think the mix of all that is what makes it feel weird to me