In the first episode, Ittoki is depicted as being a super Confident, Athletic High School student who excels in every aspect of life. But suddenly after some unforeseen accident, he comes to know that he comes from a family of ninjas and that his late father was also a ninja and the chief of his clan. He next, realizes that the people around him are no ordinary people. They are all ninjas and that includes even his mother, who was the chief of his clan for the time being. And he is told that now, it's his turn to be the chief and so he needs to be well-versed in the ways of Shinobi.
And from this point on the character of Ittoki shifts from being a Confident, Eccentric high school kid to a rather Weak and Underconfident self. The show starts feeling repetitive with typical cliche dialogues and a typical lack lusture Villain with superficial cartoonishly evil ambitions. Ittoki constantly gets thrown into rather challenging situations one after another but he somehow barely manages to get through all those situations thanks to the power of friendship.
And this thing somehow stretches through most of the show without showing any improvements in Ittoki as a character.
Now fast forward to the second last episode of the show suddenly a lot of bad incidents happen but Ittoki somehow comes through and handles everything like a champ without seeking any external emotional help whatsoever which is again so much out of character for IIttoki! And earlier he is depicted as a total noob in Ninjutsu but suddenly all of a sudden by the end of the show he transforms into one of the best ninjas in his village and goes out taking the big guns on his own.
The show takes almost an entire season to hammer in the fact that after Ittoki the protagonist of the show finds out that he comes from a family of ninjas and now it's his time to become the chief he loses all confidence in himself and becomes quite mentally and physically submissive and weak and he constantly seeks validation from his friends and family members but the last few episodes completely discredit all of that and take on a totally new approach with Ittokis character.
The story starts well with a great character with so much potential to grow. But the creators of the show decide to show some of the most boring aspects of the show and keep on stretching it over the entire season which serves no greater purpose in a wider perspective. But during the last few episodes, the show picks up the pace and starts bombarding viewers with so many things that are hard to keep count of and suddenly now Ittoki is smart and wise and completely changes his entire personality.
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