Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-24168857-20150708081120/@comment-26834209-20150731214241

He could have used a fire just a wind jutsu an earth justu the point is he's supposed to be an elite and sasuke and naruto are made equals in no version of a fight between these two does it end with an easy victory because they are perfect counters plus a rusty naruto could just make clones and train for a day and be in the same shape, also he saw shins hand he didn't notice the seal after it was planted

Also to add on these two are my favorite character relationships, Kishi himself stated he keeps them equal everything in the manga has them on equal par the only reason to think one is stronger is personal preference honestly I do agree sasuke is less rusty and more in shape but after the war there isn't anyone to test them anymore however if this was naruto before becoming hokage I'd think the advantage should go to him because he was sent on countless missions after the war in order to secure his hokage position and fought toneri. Where as in that time sasuke was on his journey the roles are simply reversed now the missions and stuff for naruto where stated in the hidden novels