Continuing Video Essay Things

Hi! Same poster as https://www.reddit.com/r/NarutoFanfiction/s/JQQen3Bor7 this, I wanted to crowdsource a few more things:

1. What are the biggest “gripes” of the actual series? I’m thinking everything from “how Sakura treats Naruto early” to “guy surviving the 8 gates” to “canon couples.”

2. What are the most popular points of divergence? Right now, I’ve seen a lot of “sealing of Kurama,” “post-Sasuke retrieval,” “post-genin exam,” and (especially in the 2007-2010 era) “chunin exam training.”

Lmk your thoughts, when this eventually does come out (come hell or high water, by the end of 2026) I will credit all who comment