Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26773508-20160331045011/@comment-734582-20160401080851

BakumatsuWarrior wrote: You'd think Kakashi would use his purple lightning shit to at least try to stop the asteroids, even if it was futile. But no, Kakashi has to appear weak all the time. Purple Lightning is Book canon only.

NeinNeinNeinNeinNeinNeinNeinNein wrote: The same happened with Jiraiya and Orochimaru No, not even remotely comparable in the least. Someone was going to use Orochimaru's one weakness against him. Suigetsu makes it clear that everyone under Orochimaru was trying to kill him, Sasuke just had more opportunities because he was close to him. Hell i was surprised back then that nobody did it earlier. Jiraiya fought a ninja who tore down Konoha, then took on the strongest jinchuriki, and only then lost because of a miscalculation. And even then he technically didn't lose, as Nagato was willing to continue the fight. But Naruto convinced him.

Either way is not a character nerf, not in the slightest. Kakashi on the other hand had grown sufficient reserves (using the Sharingan for decades) to use Sharingan continuously, even Mangekyou without drawbacks. Unlike in Part I where intense Sharingan use puts him down. He clearly has Kage Level reserves by now, and without the Sharingan as a constant drain he can fully use it. He should have something that can destroy the remainder of the meteor.

But as pointed out above, it was clearly made to have Sasuke show up and take the spotlight. Don't read too much into it.