At what point does Naruto surpass Kakashi?


When I see lists where they rank most powerful shinobi in Naruto, they
generally rank Naruto near the top (usually 1 or 2). These lists generally
don't even have Kakashi in the top 25, yet Kakashi is a Jounin, whereas Naruto
has NEVER even been able to become a Chunin!

So at what point in the show is it that Naruto surpasses Kakashi?




This is highly opinion based question. The lists you might be referring to are
mostly personal rankings by individuals who are using bias/potential to rank
individual Ninjas. For Example, Ina-Shika-Cho may be great in a team, but lose
out individually. However, I'll try to answer the question based on canon
information only.

Naruto surpassed Kakashi in terms of Raw Strength and power as a Ninja, when
he mastered the Wind Style: Rasenshuriken. This is proven by the fact that he
defeats a Ninja Kakashi had trouble with in his 2nd attack and pretty much one
shots him.

This was an achievement that showcases Naruto's persistence and talent as a
Ninja, creating a move that both his Father and Sensei (Kakashi, Jiraiya)
couldn't do. He had been moving up the chain for several instances (like
defeating Itachi duplicate), but this is the most clear demarkation of his
prowess is beating Kakazu 1v1 with his Rasenshuriken. This is further proven
by the fact that **Kakashi himself said it wondering if Naruto had surpassed
him.[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PAnPH.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/PAnPH.png).**

Later also Kakashi admits to Naruto, that he might be even stronger than him
now. [![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uPjIm.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/uPjIm.png)

Finally, The moment where everyone acknowledges Naruto's strength and talent
is clearly beating Pain. Jiraiya and Kakashi died fighting Pain, while Naruto
was able to beat him soundly. This moment, leaves no premise for confusion. So
somewhere between Kakuzu and Pain Naruto had surpassed Kakashi!

