Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31201212-20170203093333/@comment-26104757-20170210003322

@Rachin123, the Databooks are not only canon, though. That's why it holds low merit, especially regarding the statement that Lee has surpassed Gai. It was not specifically said 'how' Lee surpassed Gai, and since this wasn't officially mentioned in neither the manga, anime or even The Last, it can't be viewed as fact. That, to me, is baseless. We've never explicitly seen Lee open any Gates further than the Sixth Gate, or even if he can. For we all know, Lee could've reached a new height of 'Youth', (which isn't too hard to believe, LOL.) Now, if we're going by canon knowledge, Hashirama himself noted Sakura's insane strength, and at a first glance, he was already convinced that she may be stronger than Tsunade. I believe that statement, in terms of authenticity, is greater than Lee's description scripted from Databooks.

Tsunade has showcased speed faster than Gai's base, with her Strength of a Hundred Seal activated, she was able to close the distance between herself and Madara in a secondly manner, and do so with such explosive force that his body obliterated. Whether this is a massive release of chakra beneath her feet to increase her speed, Tsunade is not inferior to Gai in base. Not while the Strength of a Hundred Seal is open. Tsunade's supreme healing capabilities isn't the only ability she has to withstand Gai either, her physical make-up is durable enough to survive moving at the speed of light and remain conscious while her body laid in two. Gai's Seven Gates is nullified by Katsuyu's defensive involvement; he'd have to open the Eigth Gate to kill Tsunade. But that's irrelevant.

Lee can't open the Seventh or Eigth Gate, and for that reason, he loses. He needs at least the Seventh Gate to kill Sakura, until he has achieved that, Sakura wins, high difficulty.