Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26636534-20160221125720/@comment-26388300-20160223201533

I'm not sold that Kakashi has this lost. Kabuto has more and powerful weapons in his arsenal, no doubt at all. But I'd argue that Kakashi is smarter and a more nuanced shinobi; we witness Kabuto, while fighting Itachi and Sasuke, firing off his great weapons with little tactful thought.

Kakashi would have difficulty, yes, and I'm definitely not arguing that he would win, necessarily. But he is extremely skilled, possesses Kamui, has a nearly unmatched education in all ninja-craft, and has fought stronger opponents, after all... like when he battled the Tailed Beasts, and it could be argued that Obito as Kakashi fought him (MS Sharingan and Rinnegan) is stronger than Kabuto.