I agree with this more or less. But kind of of an unfair comparison on OPs part (though not really his fault. Just how the characters stack up powerwise). While both (Neji and Itachi) were prodigies, ITACHI>>>>>>Neji where they are concerned.
Well I understand it from this perspective, yeah. Itachi was kind of ignored in the plot for his earlier years, the best feat we have is that he and Obito killed off the entire Uchiha Clan by themselves, he took down Orochimaru before he reached the age of 14 (apparently), and he was the Anbu Captain leader all before his regular classmates became official Genin.
The best bet Sarada has is to be compared to her parents, because Itachi was written on a league of his own, even in today's standards with kids knowing two elements, having Sage Mode, and already knowing advance fuuinjutsu.
Even the Mitsuki stuff, when you think about it - Orochimaru made Mitsuki to surpass him, and yet Itachi did that when he was barely in his prime. God damn that Itachi-wank :lol
The gap for Boruto to Neji is smaller than the gap between Sarada and Itachi.
True, but in terms of skills they are hardly comparable too. Neji was full blown Hyuuga prodigy, whose fighting style was heavily reliant on Taijutsu, more so with the Hyuuga's Gentle Fist. He fought with his Byakugan in every fight.
Whereas Boruto, while having good Taijutsu feats, more so with shadow clones - Is more of a Ninjutsu user at large than a Taijutsu user (more to the point since he later adapts Kenjutsu into his fighting style by the time skip).
So it is harder to compare base Boruto and Neji's skills, whereas Sarada/Itachi are more comparable since they share the same affinities: Dojutsu, Elemental natures (Fire), and weapon control (shuriken jutsu). Not to mention Sharingan Genjutsu. However by the look of it, Itachi used not only Sharingan Genjutsu but regular genjutsu as well. Sarada might not be up to par, I think she'll just be heavily reliant on Sharingan Genjutsu. Possibly I can see her getting a Mangekyo Sharingan Genjutsu ability to stack up to his.
We'll see though.
However as both of them stack up overall they well ahead of the game. Counting the Anime they both have defeated Mist Swords (apprentice swordsmen) as academy students. This is something to be noted.
This is true. Both Boruto and Sarada are noted as Elites of their generation, so even if they don't stack up to previous generations (yet). They are still considered to be the top of their classes anyway.
Granted we still have masses of untapped potential awaiting, and I'm discounting the seal for Bolt because that's not really his own power (to be fair). When the Jougan comes out, unless they shoehorn it last minute in the story, should determine just how strong he should be.
Almost every character has unlocked access to their special abilities, even in the next generation, yet we are being power blocked for no reason with Bolt. We'll see what happens anyway.
I'm expecting at least surpassing MS/SM Sasuke-Naruto by the end of the story.
