Meh, if the pairings keep being the same, then this new series will be nothing but wasted potential. I was never too hot about the animation style from the old series, so this one is an welcome change. I hope they ditch the S2 characters and focus on these ones. I have nothing against them, but I never really felt the need for an new generation.
I agree as well, if the parings are going to stay the same then there shouldn't be any focus on them at all in here. Adding feels with TaiSora moments is going to hurt, so pairings should just be let out of this one. It would be interesting if the pairings did change, and if they did that would give me hope for Naruto in the future. I know it would be a long shot since Naruto is trying to go on with his sons story, but still, I can dream. As for the animation I'm alright with it but their eyes is what's bothering me, but again I think it might just be the way they drew Tai. I need to see him in action in order to see if I indeed like how they look. As for S2 characters I to didn't care for them. I only watched some of it for the rare moments when the original cast would come out in episodes. I was like why arent we following them, I mean it's not like there were in their 30's for crying out loud. So a needed for "new generation" so early on was kinda dumb.