Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30323490-20180607192958/@comment-34194151-20180724230356

Why does chibaku tensei even matter? Minato has shown the ability to teleport away a bijuu bomb, he can teleport the core away way before it becomes a big threatening planetoid. Without knowledge, Nagato is definitely getting marked early in the fight. Here is one of several different variations on which he gets marked. Minato drops a kunai where he is standing and has 6 in his hand, while he waits for Nagato to make his first move. Nagato goes for summoning jutsu, Minato throws his 6 kunai behind Nagato. He has no knowledge of FTG and has no reason to push away the kunai since they weren't directly aimed at him, plus the summoning jutsu creates a smokescreen for a second. He won't waste a push on harmless kunai before they hit the ground. Minato blitzes, Nagato uses a shinra tensei, Minato is pushed back and is surprised but mid air he conjures a rasengan and teleports to his kunai behind Nagato, and blitzes again. Nagato peeps it and barely uses Preta Path in timne, shocking Minato again. Nagato uses Ashura path and grabs Minato. Minato realizes he is in trouble and tags Nagato, and teleports out to safety. Then Minato analyzes the situation... Nagato also is on to FTG, but he is already Tagged. He will push away Minato's kunai and what not so those won't matter anymore. Now Nagato can't take initiative carelessly as Any attacks he throws at Nagato can be teleported back at him, and also Minato can teleport and use his kunai on the non metallic parts. If fire power is lacking, he can simply enter Sage mode.