Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-4271790-20141016102132/@comment-4728499-20141024200925

Sasuke stated that Naruto was holding back, and Naruto was still matching Sasuke's attacks, also Naruto was almost out of energy after fighting for nearly 2 days non stop so Sasuke isn't his equal any more than Madara was Hashirama's equal.