That’s mostly my problem with Naruto. You root for Naruto at the start because he was dealt a bad hand, but then it becomes a completely different Manga One Piece has been consistent imo. This is true, i remember popular YouTubers like Penguin0 and Comicstorian (kek) criticizing how Luffy isn’t an underdog and doesn’t “really” struggle. Luffy is supposed to be a big fish in a small pond at first. Then later he sees how small he really is. Naruto is more a straight forward struggle to rise through the ranks. They’re reading a completely different Manga. How are they even reconciling Roger oassing down the strawhat, and the entirety of Skypea? D have been special since Drum Island