Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1512913-20180705132520/@comment-30323490-20180707092540

Alpharex1 wrote: Having half his chakra drained is almost nothing to him, you'll see him keeping up in no time. What he lacks is observation. He really should learn of situations first before overwhelming them with raw power like what he almost did against nue.

And what`s a better way of learning about your enemy than sending a shadow clone to do your bidding? If anything, this is the smartest way of learning about your enemy by a mile. Naruto sends some shadow clones to see what his enemy can do while he just stays aside and observes his abilities. This is 1000x times better than charging head first with taijutsu where he gets exposed to danger.

And again, Naruto did not know about Momoshiki`s abilities. Even the 4 kage + Sasuke talked about their abilities after Naruto got captured. They were aware of Momoshiki`s trick, Naruto wasn`t. So a shadow clone is the best way of doing things when you don`t know about your enemy.