Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26145872-20160224185338/@comment-734582-20160301220353

Slaphappyjoy wrote: I think Naruto is inherently supposed to be an intelligent person, but his social awkwardness leads him to look like a blunt fool. Not that any of that's his fault, however. Well intelligence is a really broad concept. Naruto's understanding of things is very intuitive, which simply means he has to try a lot. Kurama enabled him to actually succeed this way.

As to Naruto beating people he shouldn't, Naruto is extremely unpredictable simply because he doesn't think like others do. Using Sexy Jutsu against Kaguya is what no sane ninja would even try. He uses unconventional tactics and jutsu, and that makes more experienced people's tactics and preconceptions fail.