Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-33519292-20180207011216/@comment-734582-20180207064717

It's not really a good comparison to make. Boruto's potential is virtually infinite, depending on the power he got from his parents and how far he can take that. We won't know until we see.

But more than that, Naruto's generation largely had to fend for themselves. Ninja Academy graduation was done with a Clone Jutsu. Not even shadowclone, but an actual clone jutsu. So useless that Sakura used it once and it was instantly seen through and useless. We've seen them learn flower picking, sparring (pure hand-to-hand combat), and Transformation jutsu.

All of this indicates that there wasn't much actual teaching done. Hell, they got taught the Ninja Rules even though only Sakura seemed to remember them, so clearly the level of testing wasn't that high. Others like Kakashi and Itachi graduated before most even entered, so evidently the curriculum wasn't that hard.

Compare Boruto's era, where they do not just learn Summoning but also math and physics, spar at full strength, and graduate not just with a written test but also have a proper Kakashi-style bell test. They've been trained FAR better than Naruto's era.

And lastly, Naruto and Sasuke are gods incarnate. There's nothing more hypocritical than saying Boruto was born with it.

Lorenzo.r.2nd wrote: well, Naruto had the most horrible training style and still kinda kept up Having a demon sealed inside you helps when you're in a tough spot.