Kishimoto’s Cheapest Naruto-Minato-Kurama Retcon Will Forever Be Remembered as the Biggest Fumble in Shonen History

Aside from its popularity, Masashi Kishimoto’s series has its fair share of pros and retcons. To be precise, the mangaka’s writing of characters and concepts had most fans throwing brickbats at him.
Be it female characters or power scaling, Naruto isn’t exempt from backlash. For decades, the series has witnessed an array of opinions regarding various elements. But this retcon might just top the charts in every aspect.
Kurama in a still from the Shippuden series | Credit: Studio Pierrot
Of late, fans couldn’t help but point to one of the biggest fumbles in Naruto. Though this has been fleshed out previously, it had internet users engage in a heated debate regarding plot inconsistencies.
Regardless of that, this isn’t the first time the series was caught in a web of irregularities. Time and time again, readers and viewers have noted major loopholes within the plot and concepts on the whole.
Be it female characters or power scaling, Naruto isn’t exempt from backlash. For decades, the series has witnessed an array of opinions regarding various elements. But this retcon might just top the charts in every aspect.
Kurama in a still from the Shippuden series | Credit: Studio Pierrot
Of late, fans couldn’t help but point to one of the biggest fumbles in Naruto. Though this has been fleshed out previously, it had internet users engage in a heated debate regarding plot inconsistencies.
Regardless of that, this isn’t the first time the series was caught in a web of irregularities. Time and time again, readers and viewers have noted major loopholes within the plot and concepts on the whole.
- 1/16/2025
- by Himanshi Jeswani
- FandomWire
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