Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31278419-20170211023835/@comment-2006510-20170213235904

As far as Kishi, the values Japan had (and still have) regarding how women are treated probably played a role too imo; they're not as keen on women being physically strong as a lot of the world, thanks to gender roles.

Regarding Naruto and his use of Kuruma, why should that disqualify him? Kurama is as much a part of his power as anyone's array of weapons, psuedo-supernatural abilities, etc etc - did it count as cheating that Kiba could command Akamaru in his fights (ie 2-on-1), or that Shino could use millions of bugs, among other examples? Not really