Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-3523655-20180828231731/@comment-5085906-20180830144111

AsianReaper wrote: @Mr.Grave, Konohamaru was never a prodigy though. He was a bleow average kid who's still developing right now as a Jonin. Boruto has been established as a prodigy, and gets underestimated by his opponents due to his age. Kakashi was a prodigy as well. I'd take that explanation if there were actually signs of Konohamaru developing his skills sprinkled in the manga or anywhere, but so far nothing's come up. And while Boruto is constantly touted as a prodigy, he is not a special case like Kakashi, Minato or Itachi who rose through the ranks at a tremendous pace. As a matter of fact, both him and Konohamaru were trying to cut corners in the beginning but eventually found their ninja way. They even learned the Rasengan at about the same age. And in theory, from what we've seen from the anime and manga, Konohamaru should be pretty strong - we saw him summon a toad, use some pretty crafty Fire Release and apply Wind release to his Rasengan, but I guess having him be actually competent would hog the spotlight from Boruto, so just have him lose to an old Ao of all people.

This is unfortunately not uncommon. Both Mitsuki and Sarada are sidelined in favor of Boruto, especially in the manga.