Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20180517110054/@comment-32617252-20180523174318

Elveonora wrote: 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? We have actually seen this, many times before. Whenever something new comes into play the old are purely dismissed. Gaara using his shukaku powers, Sasuke with his katons and susanoo, Naruto and every single move that isn't rasengan and basic cloning, kakashi and his 1k jutsu, etc.