Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-1872728-20170911101125/@comment-734582-20170913161717

Vladosaurus wrote: I think you are underrating Hashirama, a lot. You cannot seriously imply that Minato was stronger than Hashirama during their life time. I think you are misunderstanding my point. Power is meaningless if you can't apply it. the big point about superior speed is that you can strike first, and hurt your opponent before they can do your thing. In the time that Hashirama is forming his True Several Thousand Hands, Minato can jump in and out, rip him away from it and slam a rasengan to his forehead. Hashirama would've been able to commit suicide with a Kunai, so clearly there are limits to his healing. For one, Minato could use one of his seals to restrict Hashi's power. Or just completely cut off his head (something only survived by Hidan). Plus once he's struck, Minato can keep striking again and again. Hashirama was sure fast, yet Minato was clearly faster.

Minato can win by attacking Hashirama himself and bypassing all the shit he can throw. He doesn't need to match Hashirama in raw power, he just needs to reach Hashirama.

Look at how massively the real world has changed with increased speed: Tanks outpaced infantry and blitzkrieg tactics allowed the germans to win hard. Then the US used the speed advantage of aircraft to destroy targets from afar. And during the cold war, it was all about missiles, which could strike anywhere in minutes. It doesn't matter if the enemy has bigger armies, or more weapons, if you can strike fast and avoid being hit.