Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24577388-20150224012723/@comment-24357950-20150330220230

Hilary Judgeking wrote: Boruto becoming stronger than Naruto would fit with the theme in Naruto of the new generation surpassing the previous. And giving Boruto the tenseigan would be the quickest way to giving the new story a plot and Boruto a cool repertoire of powers. I wouldn't say it would really fit the theme. I mean yes, the next generation is supposed to surpass the previous ones in general, but legends like Asura, Hashirama and Naruto and Indra, Madara and Sasuke were always exceptions that were reincarnated at much later point. Hashirama is Tsunade's grandfather, and going by that logic, Tsunade should have surpassed Hashirama even in his prime. But she was more than just far away from being anywhere near as powerful as him. Those legends were always exceptions that only their reincarnations could surpass. If they've been reincarnated inside Boruto and Sarada already and those two end up surpassing their fathers, then that wouldn't fit the pattern at all.