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In all seriousness, Kishimoto did steal quite a bit from HxH, and in before fanboys; HxH is two whole years older than Naruto, so it's not the other way around.
Kishimoto stole the Chakra Distinction test from Togashi, as in HxH you take an Aura Distinction test by water to determine your Nen type.
He stole HxH's villianous group, Genei Ryodan; better known in Naruto as Akatsuki, the only difference is HxH Genei Ryodan has 13 members.
He stole the whole concept of clan slaughter revenge too, as Kurapika of the Karuto clan has his ENTIRE clan wiped out by Genei Ryodan for their scarlet eyes which turn scarlet when the members of the clan are angered or in danger and Kurapika is out for revenge against the Spiders. [Ryodan]
He also stole the whole eye thing too, Scarlet eyes... Sharingan? Sasuke's entire clan had sharingan and were all wiped out by his brother who joined Genei Ryo-- I mean Akatsuki later on.
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I don't recall how the Chakra test went in Naruto (I do remember the Nen test, with the leaf on water, I believe?), so I can't comment on that one.
Shady organizations are nothing new in anime/manga, not to mention fiction in general.
I'm sure the slaughter of a race/clan has been done to death before (I can't think of any examples...), but even then, REVENGE is present in everything. Wanting revenge for a slaughtered clan isn't that unique of an idea.
And finally, I can name a thousand series that have characters with magical eyes.