Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-1181222-20170802095306/@comment-30323490-20170805192644

It is different. Naruto specifically stated that the Kote is banned from the exams. In Naruto's case, he was lied by Mizuki, being told that he automatically graduates from the academy if he manages to steal a scroll. So in this case, Naruto was lied to by a man he had no reason to not trust, while Boruto was literally told that he can't use the Kote.