Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25498052-20141004162612/@comment-2120712-20141014115544

Naruto shines in battle because he learns best while fighting. He can sly like a fox and catch on to things people wouldn't themselves(he and the Second were the first ones to deduce that Ten-tailed jinchuriki are weak to senjutsu) or think he would catch on. His trickster side also shows in battle