Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26388300-20150611050338/@comment-26388300-20150616024917

@LoneNinja

Pretty epic rebuttal, man lol. You did your homework.

That said, when I started this thread it wasn't Shippuden-level Lee that I had combating Tobirama, but Jonin-level Lee, the one we see even after Kakashi has come and gone as Hokage. I think it isn't a stretch at all to imagine that by this point Lee has achieved the ability to open the Death Gate. I mean, after all, Lee wasn't even a Jonin in Shippuden, and he could already open six of the gates when facing Madara! Put several years worth of experience and training on him, and I have no doubt he reached that level of power.

It was this Lee that I envisioned combating Tobirama. I'd prefer if he didn't go so far as to open all eight gates; assuming the Second Hokage didn't teleport away, as some have suggested, I'm curious of if he'd have the skill and power to tackle a Jonin Lee with seven gates opened.

I give the fight, after great difficulty initially, to Tobirama, who takes great injury but sustains himself with his natural Senju endurance. Once he gets an understanding on Lee, he uses strategy, the Flying Thunder God, and perhaps genjutsu (Bringer-of-Darkness?) to outlast and outmaneuver Lee. I regret this; Lee is one of my favorite characters, and I think Jonin Lee would potentially be the most powerful Jonin of the original Konoha 11 (not counting Naruto and Sasuke).