Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-34938099-20180727114738/@comment-25607614-20180727132641

Naruto, purely by mathematics, Naruto. Without doubt.

An army of 10,000 ninja, who were definitely not as strong as adult Naruto killed A3. (That number is probably a continuity error, but it is what it is.) At 13, Naruto could make 1000 clones of himself and that's with limited access to Kurama's chakra.

At 35, Naruto's had a number of enhancements to his base chakra that persist even when he's not in Sage Mode or any of his various chakra modes. For instance, he still possesses six paths chakra, and still has a complete understanding of chakra control. He also has unfettered access to all of Kurama's chakra.

It's not unreasonable to assume he could make 10,000 clones of himself, without needing to enter any special mode, or at the very least, make 1000 of himself ten times over the course of a 3 day battle. Empirically replicating the conditions required to defeat A3 with just the Shadow Clone jutsu.

It would probably take way fewer since they can all throw Rasenshurikens.