Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20180517110054/@comment-1512913-20180523083034

The funny thing is, that Boruto would have won easily without cheating, it just feels odd that he feels that he needs to use a cheating device, since he proved to be quite capable im the past and fought tougher foes and won. I mean, until now, it's been nothing but Boruto wanking... 'HE IS A PRODIGY, HE IS AT LEAST CHUNIN LEVEL' etc. but suddenly he can't do a thing without a cheating device.

I mean come on:
 * Boruto Stream, definitely would have worked
 * Lightning Release
 * Wind Release
 * Water Release??? (we have no idea if he learned it before or after)
 * Shadow Clones
 * Vanishing Rasengan (yeah, he had no idea it's a thing at that point, but still)
 * His intelligence, dexterity and Taijutsu are superior to Naruto's at that age

He barely tried to use his arsenal without resorting to cheating ._. I feel it's quite badly explained... perhaps he lost confidence in himself?