Is Kishimoto just a hardcore believer of succession or is it realistically true that the pioneers are always beat in their own work by someone else that learns it?
In Naruto, all the guys that came up with the most creative techniques of highest pioneering level have all been beat by someone else at a later point. Tobirama created 3 major techniques and ALL 3 were refined by another shinobi and used more proficiently. Minato invented the Rasengan, only a decade down the line to be surpassed by his own son. Kakashi taught Sasuke Chidori and Sasuke brought Chidori to a whole new level with new variants.
So when does the pioneering guy ever win? Was there ever a time in the series where the pioneer actually never got surpassed by someone else in their own creation? ?
In Naruto, all the guys that came up with the most creative techniques of highest pioneering level have all been beat by someone else at a later point. Tobirama created 3 major techniques and ALL 3 were refined by another shinobi and used more proficiently. Minato invented the Rasengan, only a decade down the line to be surpassed by his own son. Kakashi taught Sasuke Chidori and Sasuke brought Chidori to a whole new level with new variants.
So when does the pioneering guy ever win? Was there ever a time in the series where the pioneer actually never got surpassed by someone else in their own creation? ?