It will never surpass Naruto. If Kishimoto wants that, he is being delusional. There are a lot of sci-fi elements in Naruto already, even more after the war arc, it seems there is a shift from all the religious and beliefs inspired story telling to something more about science.
- Raikage chakra cannon
- Toneri highly complex engineering device on the moon
- Toneri puppets that were actually humanoid droids
- Ninjutsu bracelets
- Orochimaru high tech lab, it stopped having that rustic look
Quite sure there are other aspects..