I heard that same commentary once and since I've watched both I say it's kinda far fetched. Yes, there are similarities mainly in the first arc of HxH and Forest of Death (Chunin exams) arc in Naruto but that's all: similarities. Some people also talk about Kurapika (a guy from HxH) who has a similar background with Sasuke but the reasons behind each background are entirely different. In conclusion I could argue there are some similarities but that's that. Protagonists with completely different backgrounds and stories completely different after the first HxH arc. This is my opinion though.
Yeah those were the same arguments my friends used, the Chunin Exams being similar, the MC's having similar personalities, (didn't help originally were voiced by same VA.) and ofcourse one of the charactors background being very similar to Sasukes including the eye ability.
You know speaking of Bleach pairings, and no offense, but how can you be a NaruSaku shipper and IchiHime shipper at the same time? This has always confused me
. IchiHime is like a copy paste of NaruHina imo. Two extremely main character centric fangirls with similar personalities both with what appears to be unrequited loves. Just curious :).
I don't think it's quite the same, Orihime is an orphan, she understands Ichigo's pain, and guilt, while I might not like IchiHime myself I can understand why someone else would, and honestly really don't think the two pairings are the same, they share similarities but not the same, for one One is a Hime only in name while the other is a hime. You don't always like a pairing because they share similar traits to another fandom, you very often like a pairing because that is the pairing that makes most sense to you.
I have more than one friend who ship NaruHina but hate the idea of IchiHime.