Background for characters such as Itachi Uchiha, Jiraiya, Orochimaru, Tsunade, Rock Lee, Kakashi, and countless others could be relegated to a Netflix series while the film focused squarely on Naruto.

Naruto is a mixed bag overall, sure, but the original series has some honestly stellar moments of animation - how could a live-action movie ever top the classic Rock Lee weights moment?

A live-action Naruto trailer featuring Tom Holland is making waves online, impressing fans with its striking visuals and intriguing storyline. As fan-made trailers become more convincing, many are ...

It’ll come as no surprise that, like so many people, I would award this honor to Rock Lee. The cat’s out of the bag, I guess, but that on its own isn’t a particularly interesting take.

In this vein, the true tragedy of Rock Lee's wasted potential was the fact that his growth in Part II was consistently sacrificed in favor of narrative progression, and even the series' fairly ...