Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-32617252-20171101024222/@comment-734582-20171101151456

Vladosaurus wrote: I disagree with SM. You say that the 8 gates are stronger, yet you probably directly think about the 7th and 8th gate. But Sage Mode is pretty much only as strong as the weapons you wield with it. Eight Gates, even in it's most basic form, gives immense levels of speed and power that easily surpass anything we've seen in base Sage Mode.

Sure, Sage Mode can rise to immense levels of power (e.g. Hashirama, Kurama Sage Mode), but it requires immense levels of pre-existing power. On the other hand, if you don't have the tools to make good use of it (say, Shino), Sage Mode is pretty weak. It has a large scaling component, which both ensures it's always relevant yet also ensures you often need a considerable investment in power and jutsu to really get it going.

I'd personally go for either Sage Mode or Byakugo. Being a jinchuriki sounds nice on paper but in reality you'd essentially suffer from Multiple Personality Disorder, except one personality is both far more powerful than you and wants to kill you. Eight Gates requires relentless training to a degree i would never achieve. Choji's butterfly mode seems only useful if you actually have his abilities, and i'd hate a calorie-based power.