^Naruto is stronger than Sasuke at the end of Naruto actually even though Sasuke beats him, Naruto could've easily won if he summoned Gamabunta, or maybe aimed for Sasuke's eyes instead of the headband, he had many opportunities that he could've used to defeat Sasuke but he didn't take most of them, since he was not trying to kill Sasuke. Plus, Sasuke was fresh while Naruto had been chasing him for hours already and used thousands of clones.