This was a great experience, after hearing about this "Naruto" ever since I got into the Anime community I have read it (Part 1 for now).
I really really hate the fandom... I believe there are mainly three things that make a Naruto fan- (MINOR SPOILERS IN 2ND POINT)
1. HATE SAKURA TO HELL AND BACK
2. Madara best villain in the universe (yes, I've been thoroughly spoiled about who that is)
3. Kakashi is Daddy (over obsession x100)
But now I experienced it myself-

Part 1:-
The artistic evolution in this part is so damn satisfying, there is just something about the art towards the end of Part 1 that hard to describe. The facial expressions look realistic but yet they look comical.
The story had me hooked since the first arc with a very memorable pair of "villains". I would argue that the first arc of Naruto is way more catchy than OP or BL(even though I like those a lot more).
The build-up of the villains is just great. It has you hyped in the reveals and fight choreography is great as well.
But where this lacks very badly is the female cast, especially Sakura, I really detested this hate towards her before reading Naruto, but after reading it ill say that... I get why people would dislike her, but making hating her 24/7 the face of the Naruto fandom is a bit too much. Then there are a few that absolutely love her.
One side ignores her positives, and the other ignores her negatives. I really hope she gets better and a deserving and equal member of Team 7 after what happened in the last few chapters.
I certainly did notice this infamous "Talk-no-Jutsu" but was not really bothered by it. It was not repeated to an irritatingly extend.
I look forward to the second part after the 3 year time skip.