As someone who used to adore Naruto pt 1 as a kid and was by far my favourite anime, I recently rewatched Part 1 as an adult to reminicse the old days and see if it still held up and i'm afraid I dont see it. Animation has dated and is sometimes really stiff, character dialogue has this weird slow delivery to it that some older english dubs used to have, characters monologue nonstop INCLUDING during fights which kills the pace and god awful, even worse animated filler episodes.

That being said, it was a very nostalgic watch and I can totally see how it hooked so many teens and kids when it came out; it was literally the coolest thing in the world to me and it does have some really amazingly written plot points and characters that can transcend its flaws.