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Originally Posted by Kafriel
That old generation was about three generations older than the old generation, that's what  Fear not, the theme will return, but the old-gen must be hyped beforehand. |
yep. also, kishi had to explain that the So6P was incredibly strong and started the ninja world. therefore future generations couldn't have kept surpassing him if he was the one who made ninjutsu, the moon and split the juubi. basically its like a parabola now with the RS at the first point and Naruto and Sasuke at the last point which will eventually rise above the first point. of course it's not a perfect arc since ninja vary in power but the average of each generation may produce a fairly smooth curve. either way the end points are and will be like that when the manga finishes. takashipl is right about the thematic change though. it used to be every generation outdid the previous one. now it's more broad