One piece is a better manga/anime than Naruto

I do not request that you to forfeit round 3 although I do want any readers to know I have been asked this by my opponent due to a blunder on my part. --Rebuttal" 1 " Storyline: My opponent argues that the arcs of Naruto contribute to character growth as opposed to just being a "comedic" arc that is just for "battle purposes". The example he used was that the first few volumes of Naruto feature the titular characters background and growth. Although this is fine and enjoyable in a manga, it does not prove that Naruto is better than One Piece. As I stated in my arguments although story arcs may contribute to background stories and the aims and ambitions of the One Piece characters, the storyline is better because it does not focus on the here and now as Naruto does but instead focuses on the future as all arcs are linked in one fashion or another to each other. The example I gave of interconnected storylines was of "haki". My opponent states that the introduction of haki in the primary chapter is "just a form of foreshadowing" and it only "occurs again in the main plotline, not in any minor plotlines until later". This is untrue although I do not wish to concentrate on examples haki appears in several story arcs ranging from the beginning of One Piece towards the middle and the end as is viewed by its use against the villain Hancock and its use by God Eneru and in early storyarcs. Haki appears frequently throughout the early chapters and the later chapters and although possibly a foreshadowing I am not denying it is, rather, I am stating that this foreshadowing aids in keeping the interest of the reader/viewer and makes a story arc a more interesting read than Naruto"s. One Piece is interconnected in a variety of ways in which Naruto is not whilst still having a similar amount of character development. My opponent comments that Luffy is a "boy" with "big dreams" and remarks that this is "clich" for a battlemanga. I must note that this is not disproving my argument for One Piece being a better manga as I note that Naruto fulfills almost all of these clich"s as Naruto is simply a boy that wants to become Hokage just as Luffy wants to become king of the pirates. This would perhaps elevates Naruto to the same standing as One Piece has One Piece not had the high elements of interconnectedness that allow a reader to enjoy each new reading experience as they discover new connections from old chapters to new chapters. He states that Naruto"s aim is nobler because he has a sense of character growth and I will address this next. My opponent has also said that Luffy"s goal and "the story does not contain complex plotline" because luffy is "just a boy that got saved by shanks" and "wants to be pirate king". To simplify Luffy"s dream to this extent is like me comparing Naruto"s aim to be Hokage due to his isolation as being a weak boys dream to become the leader of his village just because he wants to be better than everyone. Luffy carries the dream of becoming pirate king because in his childhood he and his friends made a dream to be the pirate king. This dream solidified itself in his heart due to the killing of one of these friends just as Naruto wants to become Hokage due to his "isolation". One Piece is then better than Naruto in this point because Luffy works towards his dream for another person whilst Naruto simply does it for himself. 2 " Themes My opponent raised the point that Naruto depicts themes of "hatred, revenge, friendship, and many other things which add depth to the story plot" and then goes on to say that One Piece "has a theme of friendship or comradeship, the theme itself doesn't have much depth in it. " Although I can see the themes of Naruto, I cannot agree that they make the manga superior to One Piece. I raised the point that as well as comradeship and friendship One Piece holds the themes of hatred, anger, respect and vengeance. He stated in his rebuttal that yes, these themes occur in both mangas but that does not mean One Piece is superior. He then states "it could be the opposite. " But does not state why the two being similar makes Naruto better and it does not make One Piece worse to have the same themes. My opponent mentions in his rebuttal the theme of revenge Sasuke has with his brother Itachi. Although this one point is indeed a critical one I would like to bring light to the fact that Sasuke disappears for most of the manga after leaving for revenge. His motives are there but not truly brought out in the manga as a main theme unless Sasuke is directly involved. One Piece has a rich history of revenge but the point that One Piece makes is that the characters are not consumed by it. Luffy has his own brother killed in front of his eyes after rescuing him and the shock is so great he loses consciousness. Luffy uses this as a motive to become stronger and to grow as a character both physically and mentally. Luffy is not consumed by revenge like Sasuke is not a negative because he used it as an excuse to move on with his life and still attempt to take revenge for his brother. This proves that One Piece is a better manga than Naruto. 3 " Characters One piece characters have a variety of powers and uniqueness much like Naruto"s. The point of divergence is the originality of the characters and their predictability. My opponent went on to state in his rebuttal that each character can be considered a main character and that each can bring their own predictability. He states that Itachi turned out to be a hero instead of a villain. I myself brought in the argument that a pirate named "Gin" was a nice man who turned out to be a villain that betrays the people who save him. The reason I used this pirate as an example is because the villains in One Piece are too main characters in their own way as I have pointed out many times in my argument due to my constant use of both protagonists and antagonists as a way to further plotline and character growth. This nullifies my opponent"s arguments that One Piece does not have many plot twists although this does not acknowledge that this makes One Piece better than Naruto. What does make One Piece better than Naruto is that as I stated in my first argument "Unlike Naruto which I find predictable as either somebody starts losing and makes a comeback, another person interferes in the fight or the person that is no longer central to the plot is killed/beaten One Piece has a wide variety of plot twists that are fully utilized through characters personalities. " I reiterate my previous statement because I have not been convinced by my opponent"s rebuttals, or rather, lack of them on this subject. My opponent quoted this section of my speech but then proceeded to talk about Naruto"s characters saying "there're not "one" main characters [in Naruto]" this does not rebut my argument of predictability. Although his rebuttal states new points of unpredictability with Itachi being a good guy I have equally used the argument that One Piece introduces characters such as "Gin" that turn out to be bad guys when thought good guys. Thus my opponent has perhaps stated that Naruto has the same types of twists as One Piece but fails to address my statement despite saying "this point is not true" without explaining why my point is not true and introducing a new one. The examples I used show different scenarios to those explained as rebuttal by my opponent and so I maintain my stance that One Piece is superior to Naruto in these respects. My opponent also rebutted my argument about "don krieg" but was mistaken as although I referred to krieg the actual person that I used in my example was the pirate "Gin" who was a man that was good until he later turned on Sanji. This is a simple misread and I will not be expanding on it further as I have explained previously the relevance of this example. I had a section on Mihawk but ran out of characters. Thanks for your rebuttal and reading.