Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31278419-20170211023835/@comment-7292165-20170211072211

@Reaper

Well technically Naruto lost against Neji. It wasn't until he used the Nine-Tails' power that he was able to keep fighting, which should have disqualified him, but whatever.

Sasuke was already skilled before Kakashi stepped in. Kakashi didn't really teach them much, but chakra control within the month or so they were together for as far as we were concerned. He later personally worked along side Sasuke to get him ready for the final rounds, and requested Ebisu to work with Naruto, who subsequently ended up working with Jiraiya. But, sadly Sakura was left out. He should have had Ebisu train her. Yes, she wasn't fighting in the final rounds, but it was unfair that she had nobody to teach her for that month and it wasn't until months later that she would find Tsunade and actually progress as a kunochi. So, pretty much Kakashi really didn't work with each member evenly enough. Considering the circumstances though, I'm not sure I can blame him, but he was their sensei, so he holds some blame either way.