Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26005711-20160124210949/@comment-9782468-20160126050734

@MlGshinobi, it wasn't specified in the OP so it's up for debate. I'm not making the change, I'm saying it's be harder. If you wanna actually get technical with me, we've only seen Third Raikage as a Edo, so by your logic he has to be Edo because that's how he was introduced.

Naruto with Nine Tailed Chakra Mode is almost as fast Minato, shown as they're both the only two who ever dodged the Fourth's fastest technique. I'd say Naruto's movement speed was faster since Minato had to resort to FLying Raijin to avoid the attack. Yet Naruto switched from Nine Tailed Chakra Mode to Sage Mode against the Third because it gave him a better shot at landing the hit. Minato doesn't have the luxury of Sage Mode. He's slow at gathering the energy and he can't keep it going very long. I don't know if Minato can even properly force the Third to hit himself, given that Naruto couldn't with sheer speed and had to resort to Sage Mode.

And this all hinges on Minato even figuring out the Third's weakness. Naruto is always called a really excellent battle strategist, so the fact that he needed intel to figure out the Third should say something. Minato is smarter no doubt, but with no intel he couldn't even know that the technique to scar the Third was Lightning Release. Naruto had thought that the Bijuudama might have caused the injury. Minato wouldn't have any indication. He'd probably assume it's Wind, considering Lightning's weakness.

Minato really has very little chance here. But then again, not many people have much of a chance against the Third Raikage.