Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-25442710-20150526230242/@comment-734582-20150528120029

Deltaslug wrote: Each generation is supposed to surpass the next. "How" is a different measure. As Jiraiya explained way, way back, Naruto has the advantage of power. But overall he's an extremely mediocre Ninja, his techniques are one-sided and his tactics leave much to be determined. Even against Kaguya, Madara, Ten Tails, Sasuke was always the brains. During Team 7, Kakashi and Sasuke were the brains.

A massive improvement for Boruto would be learning the Flying Raijin + Rasengan as Minato did it. Clearly, Rasengan was designed to be used with such a Jutsu since it's a point blank jutsu and Naruto's gap-closing leaves much to be desired. Well, untill he supercharged with Kurama power and blitzed it. But this has been Naruto's way all the way: If tactics fail, just use raw power.

If you gave someone like Kakashi naruto's power, Naruto wouldn't stand a chance. Many of the Kage actually fight with their brain. Even Sasuke does, although Sasuke has a LOT of "genetic" power.

So in the end, Boruto can surpass Naruto, with a broad palette of Jutsu and a sharp mind.