I dunno abt you, but I see that most of the characters are
quiet,shy,angsty and drop-outs. I know there are geniuses, but they
are usually there for the protagonists to beat them and show their
hidden potential, thus slowly shedding their dropout status. Also,
I've noticed that most of them have a very sad past (especially
gaara, I don't think I want to be in his shoes), we feel their pain
so we tend to pity/care for those kind of characters more.
Tell me, is there a propaganda hidden somewhere in the storyline?
e.g dropouts will eventually surpass a genius by hardwork. But what
if a genius works hard? He/she should be better than the droput
that works hard too or maybe even harder.
And also, some fights are a fluke e.g naruto grabbing Kabuto by one
of his hand (wow,a small boy overpowers an adult) and Kabuto
standing there like an idiot, struggling and NOT AT ALL thinking of
making the next move? 
I do enjoy this show, but the popularity is so immense that I can't
help but ask why. I guess most people do really love the underdogs
more than the winners, because they can relate to them more
