Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-32617252-20171101024222/@comment-734582-20171101073604

I think each has it's uses. And i'm not 100% sure, but it seems to me that power and risk are pretty much proportional with these modes.

8 Gates seems to be the most powerful (assuming for a moment that we aren't talking about Juubi jinchuriki). It is probably the easiest to acquire, though it takes relentless training to get to a useful point. Usage comes with tremendous risk to one's health.

Jinchuriki (1-9 tails) seems to be the most powerful next, but it too comes with considerable (yet overlooked) costs. For one, you'd have to share your body with a powerful being that may enslave you. Naruto and Bee befriended their beasts, but there's 0 guarantee that they'd agree to befriend another person.

Byakugou is in third place. It's main risk is that you continuously have to supply it with chakra and then unleash it in a short period. Still, it's nowhere near the risk of permanent disability like Eight Gates or becoming a slave like a Jinchuriki.

Sage Mode is i think among the weaker of those listed. Aside from difficulties in obtaining this mode and training it, it's also pretty weak on it's own. Sage Mode is pretty much as strong as the jutsu you wield with it.

Butterfly mode seems strong but i don't think it's really comparable to these other modes.

Lastly, Juubi Jinchuriki is without a doubt the strongest of them all, though it also comes with crazy risks, as Obito found. It doesn't need emotional weakness or weak seals to overcome you, it can straight up rip you to pieces if you don't have the willpower. Even then, it requires both Rinnegan and 9 biju so it also takes a ton of effort to acquire.