Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-31338621-20190501030435/@comment-9782468-20190503045414

@Flatzone, he asked me to explain why ITachi and Minato were apprximately on par in my opinion, so I explained. He had questions, so I explained further. But you're right, this isn't a verses debate.

FlatZone wrote: When did this become a vs thread??? Back to the subject at hand. At 24 most non KKG wielding, non transmigrant, non Jinchuriki Shinobi are already around their prime physically, whats left to learn would be skill wise or further mastering what one already has or was trying to do. Kakashi still had not refined and mastered his Sharingan and its usage as much as he could have yet, as shown when comparing him to his 4th War self... mind you that whole situation relied on him having a KKG that was given to him and wasn't naturally his so it drained him, so him getting better at age 31 was entirely possible thanks to having the Sharingan and the MS left to master so the draining effects could be lessened. The fact is Sage Mode isn't part of Minato's style so he wouldn't worry about Sage Mode anyway which in life he didn't either, which leaves it down to him trying to mix his nature with Rasengan, Naruto didn't get stronger from mixing the nature with Rasengan, he just got better control of his chakra and better concentration. Where do you figure most normal 24 y old Shinobi already reached their prime? What example of this do you have? And even if there's an example, how do you figure it's the norm for other Shinobi?

Kakashi got gradually much better with his stamina, which is a physical trait. Well, gradually up until the War arc. The War arc gave him a big buff.

Minato could have gotten higher levels of chakra and stamina, he could have learned more Fuunijitsu, he could have developed more FTG variants, etc. Problem is, we just don't know. He advanced at a prodigious rate til that point, I don't see why he couldn't continue, especially given his young age.