Romy9
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When I think about all the Geniuses in this manga, all of them performed greatly and had rapid progression in growth of their abilities as shinobi. You have Hashirama, Madara, Sasuke, Itachi, Minato, Neji etc., labeled Geniuses. But what does "genius" mean in this context?
We can only assume that it's rapid growth because of their talent in the field of being a shinobi. Why only assume? Because we don't actually have any evidence to how long took to master some technique by each of those individuals. We only know that Minato took 3 years to master Rasengan.
Here's where Naruto comes into play. Since he's the main character, we got to see his training and the awesome results that followed:
He used Kurama's chakra during Chuunin exam without his cooperation.
He mastered Rasengan in a week.
He took it to another level, and made it an above S-rank technique, Rasenshuriken, something Minato, Kakashi or Jiraiya couldn't do, in a matter of hours.
He perfected Senjutsu in a ridiculously short amount of time.
Those are some feats that show that Naruto actually has talent and can be placed well withing the aforementioned names. The problem with Naruto not being able to realize his potential is the environment in which he grew up. Mental and psychological health is important if you wanna accomplish extraordinary feats. Since he was hated and didn't have many people who acknowledged him, the potential in him couldn't be awakened or used. The aforementioned Geniuses I mentioned were all labeled as such since the moment they were born. It was a natural thing for the to be it or to do it. Naruto didn't have that luxury so he wasn't portrayed as a Genius. But as manga progressed, he showed that he too can be labeled one, according to his feats and level of ability.
Discuss if necessary.
We can only assume that it's rapid growth because of their talent in the field of being a shinobi. Why only assume? Because we don't actually have any evidence to how long took to master some technique by each of those individuals. We only know that Minato took 3 years to master Rasengan.
Here's where Naruto comes into play. Since he's the main character, we got to see his training and the awesome results that followed:
He used Kurama's chakra during Chuunin exam without his cooperation.
He mastered Rasengan in a week.
He took it to another level, and made it an above S-rank technique, Rasenshuriken, something Minato, Kakashi or Jiraiya couldn't do, in a matter of hours.
He perfected Senjutsu in a ridiculously short amount of time.
Those are some feats that show that Naruto actually has talent and can be placed well withing the aforementioned names. The problem with Naruto not being able to realize his potential is the environment in which he grew up. Mental and psychological health is important if you wanna accomplish extraordinary feats. Since he was hated and didn't have many people who acknowledged him, the potential in him couldn't be awakened or used. The aforementioned Geniuses I mentioned were all labeled as such since the moment they were born. It was a natural thing for the to be it or to do it. Naruto didn't have that luxury so he wasn't portrayed as a Genius. But as manga progressed, he showed that he too can be labeled one, according to his feats and level of ability.
Discuss if necessary.
