Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1512913-20140725203756

This one is a small topic. I know it isn't as grand as it would have been had we known more of them than the select few we do, but /shrugs, there's still some material to be worked with. Who do you think is the strongest Ashura and Indra incarnate? (with Ashura and Indra themselves included)

Considering there isn't much known about Ashura and Indra's powers, please note that this is just my guess/opinion. I'd rank them (from strongest to weakest) in this order:
 * Ashura's
 * 1) Hashirama
 * 2) Ashura
 * 3) Naruto
 * Indra's
 * 1) Madara
 * 2) Sasuke
 * 3) Indra

Reasoning: Ashura seemingly was a jinchuuriki with that awesome "Kurama avatar" (and yes, it does look like Kurama) and also might have had Truth Seeking Balls, unless those were Tailed Beast Balls. So it would appear he and Naruto have equal powers, but Naruto is yet to show that Kurama avatar and for that reason, I rank Ashura higher. For Hashirama, he is undoubtedly the strongest. He may not be a jinchuuriki nor have Six Paths Senjutsu (thus no Truth Seeking Balls among other things), but has Sage Mode and Wood Release, which can not only absorb, but also suppress chakra, meaning for that reason, in a 1v1 duel between him and either Ashura or Naruto, Hashirama would win imo.

Unfortunately, I have to say (unless new information arrives to prove me wrong) that Indra was the weakest. Unlike Madara and Sasuke, he didn't have the luxury of dosing himself with his brother's powers. Indra didn't likely have Rinnegan, no Eternal Mangekyou, no Wood Release, no Blaze Release, no Senjutsu in any form, no jinchuuriki and that's it. Madara was definitely the strongest, since he had powers of the strongest Ashura incarnate and was the Ten-Tails' jinchuuriki on top of that.

Sasuke follows second to Madara, BUTt... he was noted to possibly surpass even Madara one day (talking about original powers though). Sasuke will most likely not become Kaguya's jinchuuriki or of any of the Tailed Beasts and for that reason, he won't surpass prime junkie Madara, but maybe Madara as he was with his original powers at most.

I know there isn't much space for discussion, but I find it to be an interesting topic. So even though your opinion may not differ much from mine, there will be some who disagree and I'm looking forward to having an argument with "you" ;) 