Naruto Shippuuden Episode 49

[Yukimura]

Just adding in some observations since I don't like when Abula makes assertions that aren't true when he's trying to make a point I agree with.

It's the Hyuuga branch families job to protect the head family members, they get trained in the Gentle Fist style right along side the Head family members (see the scene where Neji's dad is training with Hinata), however the Head family passes down the 'secret techniques' like the Kaiten only amongst themselves. Neji figured out on his own what the original creator of those techniques must have figured out, which is certainly commendable, but he wasn't completely self made.

Lee was in the Academy when he encountered Gai. that's where he was made fun of for not being able to use ninjutsu or genjutsu.

And while the question of Naruto's natural chakra capacity hasn't really been addressed in the anime, comparing it directly to any specific character besides Kisame's clone seems pretty baseless. But I think it's moot anyway, post time skip Naruto goes red-eyed when he gets angry and wants to kill someone, not just when he's exhausted and trying to hang on to life. Against the Itachi clone, chasing Diedara and on the bridge he went red eyes without having expended much chakra at all. If he can pull on the Kyubii whenever he's pissed then it's hard to say that he's not using 'his own' power since it was established he would need control to be able to pull on the the Kyubii chakra while his own was in the way.

But that said I do agree the problem with Naruto is just plain lack of skill. Regardless of the amount of chakra he has access to his movements are always bumbly and wasteful thus easily avoided by all the skilled fighters and that's why he's little threat to anyone on his own.

If he practiced hardcore on something like summoning or high level hand to hand combat, or just speed, he might actually be dangerous, but as it is I didn't see Kabuto having any more trouble embarrassing his clones now than before the skip. Without resorting to tricks (which is a legitimate strategy) or Kyubii-Berserker over kill (which is horribly inefficient) Naruto doesn't seem capable of taking down anyone.