These prodigy doesn't work as hard in certain criteria as Boruto especially a guy like Itachi who easily perfected his firestyle in his first try. Also Boruto did worked his Shadow Clones, Gale Palm, Water Style but ofc it wasn't due to his excessive training but nevertheless there was enough buildup where he did earned it in such short period of time much like how normal prodigy are.Not at all, I've never seen a prodigy who hasn't worked for what they have. Itachi, Orochimaru, Sasuke, Minato, Kakashi and Neji all trained their asses off.
Boruto techniques are considered D-C rank so it isn't anything noteworthy because his ability is still imperfect which is the result of not working hard enough.
The only time it was considered as Asspull is when he pulled a lightning style but even then it's really puny so it isn't anything ridiculous on that scale. You even try to downplay Boruto technique because his jutsu are too weak and complimenting Sarada and other characters that can wreck Boruto.
Again that is your fallacious on your part.
Boruto only worked hard during and after the Movie which is how he refined his jutsu just like certain time where normal prodigies have to work their ass off.
Neji quickly mastered 64 palms from his observation so if he was the Main Character, he would be pretty much in the same shoes as Boruto. Itachi has his shinden story and he was over glorified and rose to the top in such short span.Even if wasn't shown always they weren't the main character. Boruto goes to train Rasengan comes back out with a wind infused rasengan(something Minato could never do).
Naruto also learned rasengan in couple of months something Minato couldn't do. The only difference with Boruto is that he inherited 2 of the most powerful clan and potentially inherited Hamura/Hagoromo chakra. He perfected his rasengan after the movie which assuming it took him weeks to do so. He already has wind release so of course he unconsciously applied to it which is a better representation of the Anime than the Manga/Movie.
Boruto already has wind nature prior to the movie so It isn't something he pulled out of thin air when it's a process development of his training. This was a clear set up when Boruto unconsciously applied wind nature after 3 days training. He unconsciously perform vanishing rasengan yet doesn't meet the same standard as the normal scale rasengan.Boruto doesn't even know, had no conscious effort he just pulled it out of thin air because he's Boruto you know.
I don't see how he "magically" form a rasengan when there was clearly time skip after the event of the movie. Sarada magically formed Firestyle and Mitsuki magically formed Purple Lightning. So your point is clearly invalid here . The Anime will likely expand this anyway unlike how the manga quickly glossed over everything.Yet Boruto magically forms a regular rasengan later on in the battle against Momoshiki. It gets better(bad writing on roids which I'm not going to address for now). That's just one example of many, for plot progression and what you call potential(bad writing).
Except that Itachi doesn't work on the same scale as any typical hardworker. Itachi casually learned techniques from being practically smart. This pretty much same applies to Boruto. He practices but doesn't work excessively. Sarada definately falls in the same boat as she has quickly learned to utilize her sharingan and excels on the same level as 3T sharingan.Minato's already been mentioned so lets look at Itachi if we take Shinden would always ask to be taught, would practise and he was once in a century prodigy etc. The point is prodigies still work or have legit excuses Boruto's excuse is he's Boruto Dattebasa. Sarada doesn't fall into the same camp, Mitsuki is a genetic freak and Orochimaru's student so he's exempt.
Also it was already implied that Sarada pulled CES for the first time in Gaiden.
Boruto is also a product of genetic so Mitsuki is not exempt as he was able to quickly adapt techniques from boruto both gale palm and purple lightning.
There's no hypocrisy on my part, perhaps it's on yours you fail to see the difference between a prodigy and bad writing masquerading as progious talent. I'll make it clear if Sarada was the lead and doing the same she'd be in the same boat.
BOLD: Here's your hypocrisy. You don't address this with Sarada as she has done almost the exact thing with Boruto. Same thing with Metal Lee as he had already opened gates and his proficient in shiruken skill in the early academy days, and Sumire who was able to fully use waterstyle on the same scale as tobirama and summoned a tail beast.
It's only bad writing if you don't set up the foundation and build up the story which in that case, most of the side cast were off paneled as there was no indication to some even Sarada with CES and Boruto lightning. I already provided as examples.