Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20180517110054/@comment-734582-20180519193641

BigVibber wrote: Genin level doesn't sound right. At least mid-low chuunin level. I'm not sure what Naruto did that was so much better or smarter than most. When fighting Zabuza he wasted the element of surprise for instance. His unwillingness to give up isn't very chunin-like.

Elveonora wrote: I guess the main point is that Boruto > Naruto at the same age without Kurama. Well, yea. If we go by purely their own strength. Of course, Naruto could use Kurama because he never gave up and never backed down (and so nicely fit in the series' main theme), but overall Boruto has shown greater proficiency in ninjutsu, better and more consistent use of tactics and having shadowclones that aren't utterly useless, even if they are less numerous.