Does anyone else ever wonder about the morality of the social system used in Naruto? I mean, the government recruits children to turn them into weapons. The government takes money in exchange for protection, theft, and even murder. Were the First and Second Hokages heroes, or just mob bosses? What kind of life is left for these ninja children? They will kill or be killed until they are killed. You don't see many old ninja teaching at the academy.

Perhaps more importantly, what kind of society do we have that would so inculcate an upstanding youth like Rock Lee that he'd be willing to risk his very life just to become a ninja?