Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-39830779-20190716012147/@comment-9782468-20190725053814

Eham7th wrote: Nature energy is not a statistic. His chakra cloak is not a statistic and is likely the reason his chidori didn't do any damage. You are still missing the point no one is necessarily "buffed" or "debuffed" it's that the raw stat no longer applies as a sufficient argument in a debate. Nature Energy is not a statistic, but the amount of chakra he has directly corresponds to how much NE he can take in and therefore how much Sage Mode he can use.

Chakra is a literal stat in the databooks and corresponds to stamina and power in the Naruto universe, so how is it not a stat? Chakra cloak is powered by chakra. Less chakra means less time/durability for the cloak, which means Sasuke has less to do in order to break through the cloak.

You're missing the point. Naruto's main advantage is the raw stat. It's one of the main reasons he stands equal to Sasuke. Sasuke has skill and precision, while Naruto's main advantage is raw stat. He's unsurpassed in speed, power, stamina, etc. By making it moot in this debate, you are taking away what made him equal to Sasuke.