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Thunder God Cid wrote: After a journey (which Naruto didn't, and why he still needs Son Goku to use Fire/Earth/Lava).

What's to say Naruto didn't skip said journey because he could simply ask Son Goku for the lava? What's to say that Roshi's journey wasn't also "Beat the snot out of the giant monkey and take the ability of Lava by force"?