Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30323490-20180607192958/@comment-36697734-20180909075522

Minato does not have a way to Hiraishin behind Nagato unless he has markings all around the battlefield prior to the match, if we presume that the match is in an open field like the crater in the destruction of Konoha.

I have no doubt that Nagato would be able to react to a Shunshin behind him.

The only things that keep Minato from losing this fight is if Minato is allowed to teleport miles away from the battlefield, and if Nagato uses Bansho Tenin and /or Ningendo soul absorb which would be a cause for a possible body marking unless he replaces the marked limb.

I honestly can't think of anything that can kill Nagato. Rasengan? No. Fatal damage, maybe but not enough for the kill or to render Nagato immobile. Kunai stab/slash? Even if it were to happen, it's not an instant kill. A wide radius Shinra Tensei plus Jigokudo would undo the damage.