Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-33545035-20191020164526/@comment-30643398-20191022023541

One could make the argument that they didn't truly even have the chance to go all out, because Jigen literally speed-blitzed their avatar forms and was so strong that he pretty much disabled them with a single well placed kick.

They would never have entered their avatar forms had they known he was able to shatter their defenses with simple taijutsu, and would have fought differently if they knew his powers operated at what was essentially a time limit.

To Naruto and Sasuke, entering their avatar forms was the safest bet as they thought Jigen's Rod Manipulation ability and absorption abilities would be less effective against them while they could spam attacks.

Had they known about his true abilities in detail before hand and fought a battle of attrition (Naruto bogging him down with hundreds of clones in various forms comes to mind), they would've stood a chance.