Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-4688597-20150529212008/@comment-734582-20150601112707

Riptide240 wrote: So basically, the sage allowed him to have to mental capacity to master all of his new abilities almost instantly to face the huge threat. According to the wiki, Manga chapter 375, the rinnegan allows the user to master any jutsu or nature transformation with ease.

Naruto was granted the ability to grasp the nature of chakra, but that's not the same as mastering all powers. Other than the Truthseeking balls and the ability to use all Nature elements including Yin-Yang, no other power was granted to Naruto. Naruto used a couple of Tailed Beast powers, Rasenshuriken and his regular Sage modes and Kurama powers, but other than that i'm still searching for truly unique ones. He amplified his own abilities with the greater understanding, but so did Sasuke. Just look at his Susanoo or Indra's arrow (a chidori/Susanoo arrow combo). Sasuke fought with Dojutsu before, Naruto with chakra modes before. I don't see the big deal: sasuke mentions he got a lot better with the eyes.

Yet in the end, no matter if someone seemed strong at the time, in the end it was a tie.