Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26005711-20150516202714/@comment-26388300-20150517084630

I came here to say that the battle would be won by Hashirama, Madara, and Shisui, but on thinking about it, I'm not so certain. Let's look at the numbers:

Akatsuki - Nagato, Konan, Obito, Orochimaru, Kakuzu, Hidan, Deidara, Sasori, Itachi, Kisame, and Zetsu. You are also including Sasuke.

The Others - Madara, Hashirama, and Shusui.

We are talking twelve shinboi (most of which are masters) versus three. Sure, Shusui is a gifted shinobi, and Hashirama and Madara are easily more powerful than anyone listed in the Akatsuki, but in the end I think the numbers may be too dwarfing.

It becomes a battle of 4 vs. 1; Shisui wouldn't be capable of dueling four Akatsuki members at once. Hashirama and Madara would fair much better in this sense, but once Shisui was down, it becomes a battle of 6 vs 1. Remember that among the Akatsuki is the Rinnegan used by Nagato and Mangekyo Sharingans used by Itachi, Sasuke, and Obito. Moreso, Shikamaru noted that when working as a team Hidan and Kakuzu were borderline unbeatable. Orochimaru (on top of simply being one of the legendary Sannin) has amazing survival capabilities, even being bisected and continuing to fight.

If any duo could defeat this group, though, it would be Hashirama and Madara, and with the added bonus of Shisui... who knows? I've changed my mind two or three times even as I've typed this. For now, I'm going with... ... Hashirama, Madara, and Shisui. But they'd have to be at their best, using their heaviest and most powerful, multi-target hitting jutsus.