Board Thread:Naruto Gaiden/@comment-24098614-20150712103314/@comment-734582-20150714142917

Otaku4469 wrote: I don't think in power he can surpass him if he was a normal Ninja I would say yes, and the idea that he is ahead of him because he was a great in the Academy that to me doesn't mean anything because Sasuke was a genius in the Academy, and he still proved to be better than him, and even Neji as well who was a prodigy. Naruto was defeated by Sasuke at the end of Part I. Neji was an arrogant prick back then. If he had prior knowledge of Naruto's kyubi chakra, he wouldn't have stood there gloating that Naruto couldn't possibly defeat him, and in stead would've finished him off.