Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-25093611-20160821131910/@comment-734582-20160821143835

Considering that in Part I, Gaara as a half-baked Jinchuriki already beat everyone with ease, i think Naruto's power level during the 4th war is accurate.

As a jinchuriki, Naruto was always going to be Biju-level, and even at the start the Biju were enormously powerful. what techniques would you have given sakura and hinata

I would've made Sakura (and Sasuke too) proper Sannin sages, and defined unique powers for each Sage Mode (toad: Ninjutsu enhancement. Snake: Body/taijutsu Enhancement. Slug: Genjutsu enhancement (e.g how Kabuto animates the environment, how Momoshiki created monsters.)

Sakura would've used her medical knowledge to get Wood Release and Hashirama healing, but Yamato-like, in order to properly fulfill the thematic of Tsunade (her "failure" was not having her grandfather's powers. Jiraiya's was not removing more hate / mastering Sage Mode. Orochimaru's was learning jutsu/obtaining Sharingan).

I would've given the Hyuga in general body-modification powers (Byakugan = advanced eye, and judging from Kaguya, it was meant to be used with Advanced bones (Shikotsumyaku) and Advanced Hair (e.g. Raging Lion's mane).

what kind of abilitys would you have given the uchihas? I think Kishimoto struck gold when he created the Mangekyou, as the "power at a price" theme is really cool. However, they could've used some more logical weaknesses or at least more screentime for their weaknesses.

the uzumakis? Not sure why their Sealing Chains aren't a kekkei genkai, nor why Naruto doesn't have such power. Would've been a very logical development for Naruto, to have more understanding of his seals.

how powerful would you have made the bijuus? stronger or weaker than canon? More emphasis on ability, less emphasis on raw power. Considering they're really cool and magical animals, i would've emphasized their uniqueness. Each would have their own KKG (with the Gedo having Wood Release), some form of unique animal magic they use, and it would be less about spamming the occasional, uninspiring Bijudama.

E.g. Shukaku could encase his jinchuriki in sand, Matatabi in flames, more emphasis on that.

Similarly, i would've continued the earlier trend that true power isn't given but taken. I liked the idea that a ninja's body contained secrets and that things like a Curse Mark gave tradeoffs and that the Sannin had animal magic. Later on it became too much about spamming energetic attacks, whereas it was the semi-ninja semi-magic style that was fun. E.g. Orochimaru's snake hands, stuff like Curse Transform, the Sound Four being modified humans. In my book, all high-level ninja would have highly experimented-upon bodies.