Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31278419-20170915213819/@comment-734582-20170917073629

Ancladar wrote: All I'm saying Naruto couldn't accomplish most his feats without the fox. The fox is not his power, he was not born or trained with it like those with clans/kekkai genkai. Which is true, but as got mentioned in the Chunin Exams: either it's all allowed, or all forbidden. It's within Naruto's ability to control Kurama's chakra, the same way it was within Obito/Madara's ability to control it.

AsianReaper wrote: I mean, him sending them to the Chunin exams wasn't because he'd think they'd really win. I think he sent them to give them more experience in Shinobi situations, since they were complaining about their D rank missions. It was even smarter than that: They could bend, break or succeed.

Break: They drop out as ninjas or fail. Good, means no more time wasted. Bend: They fail and acknowledge Kakashi's words of caution, so he doesn't have to hear their complaints all the time. Succeed: They were indeed undervalued and are now better and more powerful ninja able to show their true strength.

It was actually a quite brilliant move.