Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26636534-20200805135238/@comment-31715856-20200806191232

Eh, the difference is the Gentle Fist doesn't always attack on a microscopic level (only when used by Hyuga skilled enough to block tenketsu). Rasenshuriken attacking at the level of individual cells means that really any form of matter - chakra or otherwise - will be destroyed. It's just to small a level to have meaningful defense against.

Squinty97 wrote: Also a potential hiccup (and a feat I hate because it messes a bunch of stuff up) is that Naruto's Rasenshuriken didn't seem to really damage the Third's Lightning cloak

Looking back at the chapter, it does destroy the 3rd's Lightning Armor. He's briefly knocked out with no lightning. However, it's unclear if he'd be able to get back up as quickly without Edo Tensei, as in both the anime and manga, he does have slight damage that ET regenerates. However, the fact that he got up at all means Rasenshuriken did hardly any damage to his actual body, as we see with Mu that KCM Naruto's attacks are strong enough that ET takes longer to recover. So it seems like the 3rd was just that tough, not his armor.