Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-5085906-20170627150442/@comment-32410072-20170627155642

it comes down to whether chunin exam part 2 sasuke can beat/outsmart naruto. Neji was outsmarted by Naruto, so Sasuke could probably outsmart him too. Lets assume that Neji was underestimating Naruto and thats why he lost.

It comes down to the Chidori vs Eight Trigrams Palm Roation. If Sasuke has it as a surprise (meaning Neji isnt aware he can use it), Sasuke probably wins. Lets remember that Sasuke was fast enough to beat Gaara's ultimate defense. So he's at least as fast as Lee was without his weights. Add in that the Chidori is strong enough to get past Gaara's shield of sand...

I doubt Neji would be fast enough to react with his Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation. Sasuke was pretty OP for most of Part 1 until he fought Itachi and everyone realized he was pretty insignificant when compared to the Akatsuki. Everyone got massive buffs after that in order to move the plot forward