Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-43403813-20191024131715/@comment-33286580-20191025054227

No. i dont think Jigen is completely on Kaguya's level.

he is strong. probably stonger than Naruto and Sasuke, but the only reason i feel he won is his free use of the Black ROds and his shrinking tech and PIS on Naruto and Sasuke's part.

it was clearly shown on Jigen's arrival that those rods probably worked on same level as Nagato's and at the same time sucked CHakra out of one who was struck by it.

Naruto and Sasuke were just kept on being pierced by those. so they were being chipped off their Chakra far more frequently.

He wasnt that physically or speed wise impressive i would say. Naruto tanked his hits and neither Naruto and Sasuke were ever overwhelmed by his strenght or speed.

it was always those shrinked black rods.

his speed was more about him shrinking and running for it to attack.

the fact that he couldnt absorb Odama Rasengan in one go just shows just what his trump card was.

the only truly impressive feat was beating Sasuke and Naruto out of their forms. but even then you see the use of Black rods there. Sasuke was shown to have black rods in his body the moment he was out of Susanoo. and Kurama avtar was blocked with black rods before Naruto was kicked out of it.

So it is essentiall the black rods that keep him above all.

the black rods in Naruto were the most OP ability in my opinion in Shippuden. but for plot sake it was only used for restraining someone. here we see them truly in battle.

it is why Naruto had to lose TSBs. they were too OP.