Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-24142271-20150908120744/@comment-25122992-20150909165324

QuakingStar wrote: That was after he busted straight through a technique(God gates) he could not before as an Edo Tensei, even with 2 eyes. He was clearly way stronger the instant he came back to life. Because Madara was bind by Hashirama's God Gates after the direct hit of Naruto's Big Ball Rasenshuriken, which severly damaged his body, not no mention Rasenshuriken's Chakra Pathway-destroying effect. Rinne Tensei revival just restored his body completely. Besides, I still can't understand why you rejest so badly Tobirama's statement about roughly equal strength of Orochimaru's (as well as Kabuto's) reanimations compared to their living selves' power. Tobi is actually the creator of this jutsu, he must define it's aspects far more better than we do. The only prominent flaw of the reanimation that was clearly shown is the limitation for Rinnegan techniques (namely no Gedo Mazo summon). It's also an inability to become Ten-Tails Jinch.

Back to the theme, personally I think, Gaara/Kimimaro in conditions given are pretty equal. I don't consider Gaara's sand crushing cabability improved so drastically in comparison to part 1, and, as we know, thanks to the defensive layer of the hardened bones under his skin Kimimaro withstood being crushed by Gaara's sand three times even without taking a lot of damage (his CS helped him to regenerate too). Don't know how many times it takes to kill Kimimaro by crushing him for sure. But Kimimaro's main problem is his specialisation on the short-range battle. He also wouldn't be able to break Gaara's sang shield. However, Gaara's on the contrary long-range styled, so he clearly has the advantage - he's able to attack freely, whereas Kimimaro can't do the same. But the defence of both is a bit too powerfull. I'd say the most tought of them with the most prominent stamina would eventually win. That's why I give it to Kimimaro cause his stamina's really incredible (on the brink of the death he managed to fight perfectly, defeat two of his foes and nearly kill the third, namely Gaara, even after the latter'd used on him the most overhypped techniques he had in his possession and eventually ran out of chakra, although it was at his fullest before the start of the battle).