Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26005711-20150524100440/@comment-28869806-20150527165023

A True Sage wrote: It would be a devastating battle, no doubt. But in the end I think the second team's heavy hitters are more powerful than the first team's heavy hitters.

Even without Bijuu Mode Minato is hailed as a masterclass shinobi, and he also has Sage Mode. Hashirama is practically a war god, I mean, gracious... look at his battle with Kurama and Madara, he's on a different level. Kakashi is maybe the most versatile character in the series, having become advanced in nearly every aspect of the shinobi skillset, and you've also given him the Mangekyo Sharingan, so he has Kamui. And Naruto can enter Sage Mode/Bijuu Mode... simultaneously.

Not to say that the other side wouldn't put up a good fight... every shinobi of that team has a dojutsu that they're skilled with. But we've seen Kakashi defeat Obito in a one-on-one, Naruto defeat Nagato one-on-one, and I am confident in Minato and Hashirama's ability to overcome Itachi and Sasuke. The winner goes to team two.

Edit: I've had the fact noted to me that Obito techinically threw his duel with Kakashi, losing on purpose. I think that's true; with that fact in mind it muddles information that could be taken from the fight, seeing as Kakashi handicapped himself for a while by not dealing endgame blows and Obito was banking on Kakashi peircing him through the heart. Analyzing skill levels here would be difficult.

That said, Kakashi has out-maneuvered Obito on the battlefield during crucial times, times when he could have, say, bisected Obito but instead chose to merely punch him. Worthy of notice here is that Obito didn't allow these occurances. It is for this reason that I give Kakashi the advantage I can see where you're coming from, but while Hashirama can beat Itachi and EMS Sasuke, I highly doubt that Minato could take either of them in a one on one fight