Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-25984471-20170114103632/@comment-33286580-20180123203546

Thekillman wrote:

Boruto has had the benefit of growing up in an era with more sharing, more stability and more peace. Kakashi et all had more opportunities to fight and distinguish themselves. And so, more opportunities to get experience.

Period of peace and war doesnot change the talent.

Kakashi's era was one of war and such genin graduated early, but even then where most graduated at the age of 9 or 10. Kakashi was genin at 5 and a chunin by 6 and by the age of 12 or so he was a jonin. he even created the Chidori.

on that note, Boruto's generation too has an advantage, wherein the academy clearly teaches advance stuff that most in the previous generation learnt when after they became genin.

Thekillman wrote:

They just aren't that comparable in their situations. If Sasuke's clan hadn't been eradicated he could've been trained into an even more powerful shinobi. Naruto could've been more powerful if he'd been properly trained from the start. others like Jiraiya never had access to the level of training Boruto had. No matter how skilled, he'd have had to figure out Shadowclone by himself. Naruto had to steal a forbidden scroll to get that.

i think that is the point i made with Boruto being privileged. he clearly had people teaching him in his early years, even if the manga and anime decides to not really want to point it out. i mean he is the son of the Hokage, and has his parents alive, who are not going to just stand around and watch, but rather will help and teach him what they can. that is how he has to have learnt the Juken and Kage Bunshin. Kakashi and Konohamaru are bound to have pitched him, especially if he learnt the Purple lightning.

it was to point out that Naruto never had any one teach him anything until he met Jiriaya, and yes he did basically learn the Kage Bunshin on his own. same about Sasuke, as you pointed out.