I definitely see where your coming from, the main thing i have hated about the show is that it drags big time. I quit waching inuyasha for that same reason, because it just goes on and on. Unfortionately just like what naruto tends to do... alot even. Another promblem i have with naruto is that it can be really silly at times, way to silly for me anyways. Take naruto's sexy jutsu for instance, i dont think its funny at all... actually it makes me wander why i like the show in the first place.
Well, i'm being too negative right now, because theres a whole lot more too naruto than the over rated sillyness of it all...