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The most tragic thing to come about inBorutoso far is decease of the nine - tailed fox , Kurama , which deprivedNarutoof two of his most herculean ability in plus to his longtime friend . The beast gave his lifetime inBorutochapter 55 grant Narutoa one - time , limited baron that was used to help take down Isshiki Otsutsuki . In terms of the tale structure , the idea behind Kurama ’s death was to nerf Naruto , and it ’s worked well than most lover might have realized . Not only has Naruto recede the ability of the chakra mode , but without the monolithic chakra reservation of Kurama , Naruto ’s shadow clon have also taken a wakeless hit .
The shadow clone jutsu has been a part of Naruto ’s arsenal since the very beginning of his self - titled manga . The jutsu itself is forbidden due to regardless overutilisation , draining the user ’s chakra to the point of death , but because of Kurama ’s abundant source of chakra , Naruto can use itwithout too much concern . By the end of the originalNarutomanga serial , Naruto is capable of creating more than 1,000 shadow clones at one time , where most people max out at three or four .
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But now that Kurama is move , Naruto ’s shadow knockoff are n’t the effective tools they were in the past . He can no longer summon them willy-nilly and will have to exchange his entire battle strategy get going forward . As Hokage , he ’s probably mindful of this , but every fight involving Naruto will play out a lot otherwise . It should be interesting to see whether or not Naruto come up with new tactics , or if his reliance on chakra modes and shadow clones will turn up to be his downfall . Hopefully , it ’s the former , and fans get to see newspins ( pun mean ) on Rasengan and Sage Mode .
Losing the shadow clone jutsu efficiency also has downsides outside of combat . As learned during the Rasen Shuriken grooming arc , the memory and experience of a shadow clone are transplant to the caster after their dispersal . This make believe training a whole mountain faster and easier . The retaining aspect fall in ready to hand during the Fourth Great Ninja War , where Naruto was able-bodied to be present on all fronts . It has also been used now to supervise everything going on in Konoha without Naruto stimulate to leave his office . The latter will in all probability see a slice back as Naruto prioritizes which areas want the most attention .
Naruto losing Kurama inBorutowas bad enough , but realizing that this mean tail ringer are nerfed too really take the point home . Here ’s to hop that nothing happen toNaruto ’s Rasengan , or anythingelse in jutsu arsenal as a result of the death ofKuramainBoruto .
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