Naruto is supposed to be the silly character in the show, immature, but at the same time, extremely strong. In fact, his creation was inspired by DBZ main character Goku.
You can't call him a genius, but i wouldn't qualify him as dumb either.
Throughout the story, he shows that he can actually show us some really smart moves:
-When he throws the kunai at Zabuza, transforming himself into a shuriken.
-The explosive kunai he sticks in Shukaku-Gaara, pretending to be using Sennen Goroshi.
-Using clones before he goes charging at the enemy, so he can learn about their abilities.
-The spoiler technique to get the bells from Kakashi.
And the list goes on...
I think he grew up being dumb because he was orphan, and wanted to get everyone's atention (Sakura's...lol). But while in battle he easily comes up with nice strategies.
You can't call him a genius, but i wouldn't qualify him as dumb either.
Throughout the story, he shows that he can actually show us some really smart moves:
-When he throws the kunai at Zabuza, transforming himself into a shuriken.
-The explosive kunai he sticks in Shukaku-Gaara, pretending to be using Sennen Goroshi.
-Using clones before he goes charging at the enemy, so he can learn about their abilities.
-The spoiler technique to get the bells from Kakashi.
And the list goes on...
I think he grew up being dumb because he was orphan, and wanted to get everyone's atention (Sakura's...lol). But while in battle he easily comes up with nice strategies.