How did Naruto elude the Ninja chasing him at the start of Episode 1?


Everyone who has watched Naruto knows that Naruto isn't good at clone jutsu.
However, there's a part which confuses me: how did he elude those 2 guys
chasing him after he steals that forbidden scroll in the first episode?

In the anime, from 1:40 to 1:50, it showed the same wall where Naruto passed
by and followed by 2 guys. Then, 1-2 secs later Naruto was revealed hiding
behind the wallpaper. How did he do that? He couldn't have used a
transformation jutsu; if he did he could just stay in the transform jutsu. He
shouldn't be faster than Chuunin or Jounin, but from 1:41-1:45 it showed them
chasing him at the same speed (Although, if they have higher speed than
Naruto, they would have caught him).




First of all, he was vandalizing around the town when the two guys were
chasing him. He steals the scroll later on. And it wasn't the transformation
jutsu either. Just a simple trick with the wall paper. Now don't ask me where
did he get that wall paper.

As for speed, even if he is a rookie, he is still a ninja and the other two
didn't seem to be exceptionally skilled either. If it's someone like Kakashi,
clearly he didn't have a chance.

