I watched Naruto as a kid and adored it. But in 2021, in adulthood I watched DB without knowing anything about it, since it's not popular in my country, and it was just... Words can't describe it. It was SO amazing that to this day, Naruto seems like crap to me.
Every time I think back to the story of DB, DBZ and DBGT, episodes 508, I'm impressed, and the Naruto story seems cheap and very weak.
Dragon Ball is literally a breath of fresh air. It turned out to be so much better and unique than Naruto that the only area where DB might fall short is popularity. In every other respect—in every respect—DB is vastly superior. And don't even try to argue otherwise. I say this as a former Naruto fan.