Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-31186252-20170130051329/@comment-734582-20170206215359

Lorenzo VonMT wrote: Yes, yes I do. But at least naruto had to work his ass off throughout part 1 and shippuden. To an extent. It was more about being able to actually use that power. He was able to summon Gamabunta, what at that time was easily a Kage-level summon (ability to level entire towns, fighting a biju). In hindsight it may not seem like much, but again keep in mind the part II power creep. Gaara was able to alter the landscape in feats that rival the Part I Kage as well.

Besides, Naruto's ability to fight Sasuke (with sharingan) in the first VOTE battle was entirely due to Kurama, same as fighting against Gaara or Neji. Without Kurama's repeated assistance, Naruto wouldn't even have defeated Haku. None of this he needed to work for.