Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30168130-20170709220418/@comment-5085906-20170713204216

Bipedmango wrote: yeah didn't he need itachi to do something before he could use it something the sand siblings don't have...so they win Not per say. He needed to create a suitable environment to be able to execute the technique. That means shooting several big fireballs into the sky in order to fabricate the perfect storm conditions (assuming those conditions aren't already set) and then guide the lightning with his hand. He can also create those conditions by using Amaterasu, but that would be taxing for MS Sasuke and we've seen both Gaara and Kankuro be able to repel that technique. Plus, if this battle is set in the same place as the canon setting in which the Kage Summit took place, it would take Sasuke several high-intensity fire techniques to tear through the roof.

It's not impossible to achieve, especially for a high class shinobi like Sasuke, but I don't think that Gaara and his siblings would simply sit idly and wait for him to finish the steps to his plan. Actually, the only way Sasuke managed to fool Itachi is because he thought the fireballs were aimed at him and dodged them. If we know anything about Gaara, his standard fighting style includes using his Sand Shield to protect himself from attacks. If Sasuke just begins blowing fireballs into the air, Gaara would get -no pun intended- wind of it. That's a lot of hassle for a one time technique.

I went into a long post, but basically what I'm saying is I have no idea who would win this battle. All I know is Sasuke's Kirin would most likely not play such an important role.