Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26104757-20170603034418/@comment-734582-20170604085352

Namikazenaruto9 wrote: I thought Jiraiya was Ninjutsu specialist or something? Which is a humongous class in itself. We've seen him do spacetime ninjutsu, elements, non-elemental,summons, etc. There isn't any specific part thereof that he's really good at (compare Naruto who mostly specializes in highly destructive ninjutsu). Namikazenaruto9 wrote: Didn't Tsunade try that already on Orochimaru in Part-1? He didn't die from that. Infact she herself noted the fact that it was odd and felt more or less like a wasted move. I think Sannin take this easily. She wasn't exactly at the top of her game back then, since she didn't even unleash her Mark until later and even then barely used it. Compare to Tsunade against Madara and it's a world of difference.

But that wasn't so much my point. Tsunade is very taijutsu-focused combined with healing. Orochimaru uses animal magic and has a combination of defensive, offensive and evasive options. Jiraiya has a wide range of chakra-based ninjutsu including elements and spacetime ninjutsu. Compared to the other two, Tsunade is far more specialized, and her abilities are more mundane. Individually Tobirama can beat them by exploiting that specialization, but together the Sannin make an incredibly powerful team with truly insane synergy.