Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20170913103410/@comment-734582-20170913180517

The Wikia Editor wrote: As others have mentioned, the Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu was forbidden because of the risk it poses to the user The generic shadowclone was forbidden. There's no difference between making one and more clones other than the number. Tobirama invented it apparently with the intent to use it for spying. It probably became forbidden once people realized it's other applications and started using it for war. Naruto has given Konoha a lot of data on it's limits and applications though.

Flex213 wrote: Kakashi already said that the next generation exceeds the previous. It's no surprise that Boruto and Sarada are so talented at that age. The Konoha 12 were also not exceptionally talented or exceptionally trained themselves (at the start of the series): Naruto: underachiever in every way, poorly trained and poor in talent. it took Jiraiya 3 years to teach him the basics of being a Shinobi. His immense chakra offset his weaknesses somewhat, but without Kurama he would still be a nobody. Mostly self-taught.

Sasuke: Talented but not exceptional. Trained a lot though, although also orphaned and so largely self-taught. Seems that he could've achieved even more if trained properly, but his clan was dead and all that.

Sakura: in Ninja academy, was taught flowercraft and blending in rather than combat skills. Unable to use even a single offensive jutsu. Book smart but that's also it. Unlikely literally ever other Chunin exam participant, she could solve the questions by herself, so there was a LOT of godlike potential that was never used.

Shino: Quite strong etc but not exceptionally so. Screwed by his style of jutsu mostly, as insects are pretty limited there. Was quite a bit more powerful at times than he let on to.

Kiba: Not very strong nor very talented. Training seemed to be OK. Seems to be screwed by the jutsu he uses.

Choji: Busier eating than training. Still, his pills made him really powerful (even without the last pill), and with some better training he could've been like that from the start.

Hinata: Too shy and kind to land serious blow. Could've been a force to match Neji but held back heavily by her softness. Eventually caught up to him with for instance Gentle Step (one of the highest ranking Hyuga jutsu). Could've been a serious top-tier ninja, if she'd been taught only slightly differently.

Neji: Capable and talented, but screwed by his clan. Had he been taught his skills in stead of having to reverse-engineer them, he would've been years ahead. Could've been far stronger with minor changes to his life.

Rock Lee: Heavily trained and heavily screwed in the power department. Not much he could do.

Shikamaru: Would rather stare at clouds than train. Couldn't be bothered to fight in the Chunin Exams at first. Turned into a quite powerful shinobi that could bind even powerful ninja with minimal effort. Could've been a high-tier ninja from the start, with better training.

Tenten: The only jutsu she knows is not very strong to begin with. Well, if properly applied she'd be a god, but that never happened. In other words, screwed in the power department.

Ino: Like Sakura, screwed with training. Her jutsu is pretty useless on it's own, though it can be quite strong in a combo. Needs a more balanced set of abilities to be truly useful.

Compare that to the new generation: Boruto: Has only a fragment of Naruto's original power, yet clearly has Hinata's talent and none of her weaknesses. Result? A very capable kid.

Sarada: Unlike her father, she's been properly trained for her entire life. Also, a sharingan heavily negates Sakura's Enhanced Strength weakness.

Mitsuki: Probably the most powerful of the three (though not quite as broken-ass strong as Naruto with Kyubi), he has great genes, trained well and is quite intelligent. Basically, Haku.

Inojin: Compensates Ino's weaksauce weakness with Sai's extremely useful (though somewhat weak) ninjutsu.

Shikadai: Not quite as lazy as his father. or at least, a mother that pushes him far enough to actually achieve stuff with his intellect.

ChouChou: isn't constantly raging about her weight and actually mentions training several times. While interested in food, clearly it's nowhere near Choji's unnatural obsession and so she seems to actually train.

Besides, we've seen time and again that good Sensei make good students. Naruto's strength increased massively under Jiraiya, Sasuke's immensely under Orochimaru, Sakura's immensely under Tsunade. Except this round, kids seem to be taught useful ninjutsu, and their parents have powerful jutsu to pass down. Hell, it turned out Naruto wasn't even that stupid, he just got taught the wrong way and in a lousy way.

EDIT: Also apologies for the long post, it was longer than intended.