Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-32617252-20170729041440/@comment-7292165-20170729231813

Lorenzo.r.2nd wrote: but he only lost to hidan cuz of lack of knowledge. its like saying that 2 asumas cant a beat a hidan, even without knowledge. No, not really. Hidan was more agile and faster than he was. Even with Shikamaru's help, Asuma was struggling to keep up with the guy.

Also, we do not know the full capabilities of Chiriku. All we know was that he's more proficient with the Welcoming Approach Armed Jutsu. We know that Hidan and Kakuzu beat Chiriku rather easily so it is probably safe to assume that even he can't keep up that jutsu for long. So even if Chiriku was close to Asuma's level, Hidan and Kakuzu are both superior to them, period. Even with knowledge they lose, but with mid difficulty.