Naruto Part 1 scaling is objectively whackier than pre-TS OP scaling. Give Oda some credit. Let’s list off just some Part 1 oddities:
1. Kakashi can’t use his 3T Sharingan for more than 5 minutes without being bedridden for a week
2. Kakashi can only use Raikiri 4 times max before bottoming out, but could casually summon like 100 Shadow Clones in the Land of Waves despite stating he’s basically out of chakra.
3. The Byakugan being > the Sharingan
4. Hiruzen being > Hashirama and Tobirama
5. Minato being > all other Hokage
6. Haku being stated multiple times to be > Kakashi, despite getting low diffed by Naruto just barely tapping into the Kyuubi’s chakra (didn’t even manifest a tail)
7. Chapter 1 Naruto straight up beating a Chunin and then immediately being reverted to being below most Genin