Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24168857-20141020124144/@comment-26302001-20141022000150

He was already a Jonin level Jonin at the age of 12, so even without Raikiri and Sharingan, he is a not one to be fucked with. Nagato, Obito, and even Madara have said he needed to die, showing he was a threat to them.