Editors at Jump forced Kishimoto to draw the Chunin Exams arc ... Obito Uchiha The leaders of the teams would be Kakashi's own rivals, while Naruto would forge friendships and rivalries based ...

each arc led to Naruto outgrowing his former self. The loss of Kakashi's Sharingan forced him to adapt an entirely new fighting style, deeming him even stronger than before. While training arcs ...