Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30323490-20180607192958/@comment-34194151-20180826002359

Ok let's review a bit

Nagato IC almost always starts with summoning jutsu it seems. I'll assume this battle isn't in konoha, where minato already has a ton of preset tags. Minato in character would probably try throwing at least 6 kunai, but I'll cap it at 6 for the inital throw as per canon when we watched him fight jubito, because Nagato isn't gonna stand there and let minato throw an infinite amount of kunai around. I don't think Nagato without knowledge would stop the kunai necessarily, I think he would go for a summon. Which one, I'm not sure, but he likes to do at least one offensive summon and also the chameleon.

Minato would probably use Food cart destroyer to summon gamabunta to deal with the summon. shunshin at this point show as to not show his entire hand, and would try to investigate his opponent by going for CQC. Nagato would use shinra tensei on minato, taking minato off guard with fairly strong one (minato goes what is that jutsu?!). Nagato would hop in his chameleon and go invisible. The chameleon would move to a strategic location. Minato teleports to a kunai to stop himself from crashing into the ground. Minato tries to get close to the chameleon but is shocked at the sudden dissappearence. Gamabunta still busy with the summon. Minato tries to sense chameleon, but is not successful. Nagato is hidden away and summons more summons. Minato would probably enter sage mode to try and increase his sensory ability. Nagato then decides to have the chameleon go on the offensive and try to sneak attack minato, similiar to what he did to kcm naruto. Minato gets caught by the chameleon tongue. Nagato quickly tries to go for ningendo, but minato tags him and the chameleon and teleports out.

Nagato then realizes that minato must be using a teleportation jutsu and notices the kunai are related. Minato prepares a rasengan and throws  a kunai at nagato before he can get back inside the chameleon, FTG level 2 style. Nagato use shinra tensei again, minato then intuively teleports to his mark on nagato. Nagato doesn't realize that minato had this capability, and is taken by surprise, much like tobi was. I doubt that he can activate the preta path in time. He gets a rasengan to the neck, and then a contract seal to stop the summons. Nagato is highly durable though, so I will give him the benefit of the doubt that he will be injured and still survive minato's next assualt, and he would have activated preta barrier to stop minato's next rasengan. Minato would also deduce there is a cool down, period for the pushing and keep that in mind. Minato is shocked by the absorption ability. and by now 5 seconds elaspse and nagato does another shinra tensei. Minato realizes he needs a stronger rasengan to put him down. But now nagato is fully aware of what minato is capable of. He goes for full ashura path armor with blades and stuff to protect himself as much as possible. Minato is also cautious about teleporting back to nagato carelessly at this point as well. Nagato is bloodlusted and goes for chibaku tensei. Minato realizes the pull and the devastating change the terrain. I think he is shrewd enough to realize he must warp it away. So he opens the FTG barrier on the core. but unforuntately the planeotid is decently sized, so it takes some time for the barrier to absorb. Nagato realizes what minato is doing, and then firees ashura path missles, laser canons, the whole nine yards lmao. the weaponry collides with the debris and causes an explosion near minato, disrupting his focus with the FTG barrier. Minato gets injured, and doesn't have a safe haven to really teleport to, at this point he is seconds away from being trapped in the planetoid. Minato teleports back to konoha lol. But nagato is still marked, so rip. so i feel like minato more times than not can finish the job.