Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26388300-20150622072937

PHYSICALLY STRONGEST: Tempting to say Tsunade, but if we're including the full canon, would it not be Sakura's single strike against that Juubi clone?

MENTALLY GREATEST: Shikamru Nara, personal hand of the Seventh Hokage.

NINJUTSU GREATEST: Very hard category to choose. Obviously excluding the Sage of Six Paths, I think the most intelligent mind in the Naruto canon, in regards to ninjutsu, is possibly Hashirama. But Hiruzen and Tobirama also were said to be very intelligent in this area. I'm not necessarily talking about the most powerful in ninjutsu, necessarily, but the shinobi that understands and executes it best. In this regard, I also remember Kakashi, who Gai named the greatest ninjutsu analyst.

TAIJUTSU GREATEST: Perhaps eventually Lee. But for now, Gai. Even Madara acknowledged Gai as the master of taijutsu.

GENJUTSU GREATEST: Very hard to choose between Itachi and Shisui. I'm giving it to Itachi, who could throw a shinobi into a torturous genjutsu without even making eye contact.

GREATEST SUMMON: If we exclude Kurama, I'd give it to the Second Mizukage's Giant Clam. That single summon could reverse a battle in seconds.

FASTEST SHINOBI: Seems to be a tie; Minato and Sasuke's teleportation jutsus seem equally fast, just with different methods and rules for working. In the end, perhaps, I'd give the edge to Minato's Flying Thunder God, which uses less chakra and, though it requires seals while Sasuke's requires none, is less limited in terms of distance.

WEAKEST SHINOBI: Obviously excluding young ones, like Konohomaru's friends, I'd say Ino. She heas some interesting jutsu, certainly, but if she managed to have those few useful jutsu blocked she would become far more endangered.

MOST INFLUENTIAL KAGE: Hashirama, right? He established the village system that everyone adopted. He brought peace to the warring clans. His Will of Fire pushed Konoha through decades. A worthy second place: Gaara. Established peace with other nations, renowned for his wisdom at a young age, and protected his people by putting himself in danger standing between the Akatsuki and his village. Was an MVP against the Second Mizukage, Mu, and the just-revived Madara. Ushered Sunagakure into an economically and militarily stronger era. As well as morally stronger, I think.

LEAST INFLUENTIAL KAGE: Hard to be sure, not having seen other village's kage, but I'm considering Gaara's Father, Rasa. Dude was so bad his Daimyo cut his military budget, preferring Konoha's services instead; sealed Shukaka inside Gaara not as a means of salvation for the world, as Minato did with Naruto, but as a weapon, keeping Gaara from his siblings. His experiments failed, unleashing the tailed beast by accident on his own village. He then opted to assassinate his own child, trying six times. Approached by Orochimaru to infiltrate and destroy Konoha, he accepted only to be murdered by the Sannin. 