Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20180517110054/@comment-142748-20180520090236

Thekillman wrote: Naruto without Kurama is genin-level, at best. According to Kakashi, Naruto only has 2-4 times as much chakra (depending on translation). Meaning that without Kurama, he can't even make a thousand clones. And before people mention Ch1, he was emotional and angry back then which fits the requirements, and we've seen before that he can get Kurama chakra without any physical changes. That's bullshit and you know it. Naruto consistently created 1000 clones without Kurama's chakra all throughout part 1. From his first battle with Mizuki to his battle against Gaara, he used solely his own chakra to create the clones. Hell against Gaara, his chakra was blue/yellow when he created the 1000 clone army which did his Ninja Handbook attacks (otherwise he didn't have to resort to Kurama's chakra for Gamabunta after doing what Jiraiya told him to do, exhaust his reserves then use the red chakra).

Such severe downplay isn't acceptable.