Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-27924662-20160706221546/@comment-734582-20160707105205

So if i understand OP correctly, it's 4th war "the new three way deadlock" Team 7 versus the Sannin?

so: Biju Sage mode Naruto, EMS Sasuke and Strength of a Hundred Sakura?

Mmm difficult. The New Three are all trained by the Old Three, putting the advantage of knowledge with the Sannin. Both Jiraiya and Orochimaru have been shown to disable Naruto's seal, so they can restrict his abilities. Tsunade at this point is superior (or close enough to equivalent) to Sakura.

It's difficult though to compare Jiraiya to Naruto and Orochimaru to Sasuke (The easiest comparisons one can make). Jiraiya vs Pain showed that Jiraiya has access to high-power, large-area jutsu himself and can use them repeatedly. He's shown a wide variety of jutsu. He can disable or significantly hinder Naruto's use of Kurama. Even in Base Mode he could stop 4-tails Naruto without killing him. Orochimaru showed a similar ability post-Reaper Death Seal. If both are that strong with restricted abilities, i would judge them comparable to 4th war Naruto and Sasuke.

So i think they're closely tied, but maybe slightly in favor of the old Sannin.