Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-36780105-20180831201857/@comment-31099706-20180913155956

Well, if you think about it, going against the rules were the theme of the second exam in the Chunnin exams, that is cheating, without getting caught, even when they were warned of it lol. In a way, if you take what the traditional Chunin exams taught, that is to be sneaky and clever(as what a ninja should be) without getting caught, then Boruto use of Koto kind of applies for it. But the new standards of ninja seem to be different, it's all honest and noble and stuff. Since almost every village is in peace with other, there isn't much use for intel gathering and spying work, and the day long Forest of Death part of exam got into what seemed like less than half a day. Which in real ninja life should be longer, since gathering scrolls and escaping other ninjas isn't a job for a few hours. And the final exams, in which the opponents were supposed to prepare and train for their enemy/opponent from whatever intel they gained from the previous two exams for a month, turned into something about a day's break.....

The Kote for all it's purpose and uses would be allowed in the Chunnin Exams 10 years ago, but during the peace time, everyone is trying to get stronger, the honest, hardworking way, without any tricks on the way. Unlike in the past, where whatever is your weopen, becomes your style, and whatever you usually use in a fight is allowed.