i disagree with saying that the naruto anime was done better, it follows the manga almost word for word, and the only parts i found a bit weak in the anime, werent in the manga.... i understand what you mean about the fight scenes though, but it i think if you read it carefully instead you can understand whats going on and it still looks damn cool. With my shonen jump right next to me, the fights look awesome, (looking at the fight between kakashi and sasuke for the bells) its fluid, and very visually impressive. The naruto manga did an excellent job in communicating emmotion and you can really empathise with the characters, i found that when i watched the anime it was a little empty, for example, i hate the way Rock lee is portrayed in the anime, the music especially makes it worse, i thought he was a great character in the manga, but when i saw the anime, my opinion of him went down hill. I feel that the manga is better because it lets your imagination do more work, which imo, is better, it makes me feel more involved. Dont get me wrong though, the anime is good, i'd give it 8.5/10 but the manga i'd give 9/10....