Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20170913103410/@comment-1181222-20170913113858

Vladosaurus wrote: Because for me it was bad enough when a 6 years old Boruto and a (apparently) 6 years old Itachi could use it. The shadow clone technique started with this idea of it being a banned jutsu, and was pretty much only ever used by OG characters like Naruto, Hiruzen, Minato, Tobirama. Also, Naruto was/is the only one who uses it in a mass proportion. The others only ever made a few. Even Tobirama made like 2, as well as Hiruzen. And now, we have 6 years old doing it, and like a one week experienced one tomoe sharingan user. I personally dislike the idea.

To be fair, Sarada is the direct offspring of a reincarnation of Indra, with loads of innate talent, and a Sharingan user. Plus, she only made one and she pretty immediately felt the aftereffects (Okay, yes, the aftereffects are from the Sharingan, but I'm going to silently lump the two together). Boruto, for his part, is the direct offspring of a reincarnation of Asura, and an Uzumaki to boot, which means loads of energy. It's not surprising that he picked up the technique from either his father or Konohamaru. Also, the original reason it was banned wasn't because it was a particularly hard technique to master, but because it was incredibly easy to use and overdo, with each clone shaving off a significant portion of chakra until the caster had none left and died.

I understand people complaining about the Shadow Clone technique being watered down, but considering it was Naruto's main go-to for literally the entire series, is it any surprise that they wanted the main character of Boruto to know it too?