Yeah. Did u know Eiichiro Oda was gonna name Sanji Naruto until he found out Kishimoto's main character would be named Naruto and they'd be in the same weekly mag, and that'd be awkward, so he named Sanji Sanji
Yes and many other popular and non popular animes/mangas have also been inspired by Dragon Ball.Dragon Ball Z inspired me to make a manga mine is nothing like DBZ but I can't wait for volume one to be finished.
It's Manga btw and yeah he says it in one of the volumes. That doesn't make a difference though since Dragon Ball is basically just a shounen series so yeah other shows would get inspired by it or by the anime/manga after it. Honestly I think the anime of today is the greatest. Better animation for one and story.
I digress though but it does feel like you're saying Naruto is inferior to Dragon Ball. What's your purpose for this question anyways? Just general knowledge.
(I don't mean to make this sound harsh so don't think that please.)
^ I did just notice you were a Naruto fan too. I think some people knew it? But when I saw this question my mind jumped to once again seeing somebody say why Naruto sucks compared to DB.