Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26800188-20150721182335/@comment-734582-20150801111251

Baham21 wrote: No matter how you look at it Baruto should be a great ninja in his own right. I'm not really sure what you mean by this statement. I mean, you spend your entire post basically debunking this statement. Boruto's power hinges almost entirely on his blood relations.

That being said, while Dojutsu and tailed beasts are easy hacks to become a powerful ninja, there are plenty who became very powerful without. It's just less of an instant-victory recipe.