Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30168130-20161023011910/@comment-4080775-20161025031922

People completely misunderstand Momoshiki. He'd absorb Amaterasu and ge granted use of it. Same for the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, the Dust Release and whatever else people throw at him. If he actually started using his brain in combat and began using taijutsu, he could completely decimate his targets. If he got his hands on the Dust Release, he'd pretty much kill everyone he's facing but even without it, he'd trample them with the base techniques he was using when he was destroying the Chunin Exams stadium.

The worst part about him was not his god complex, but the fact that he was set up for failure to begin with. He was only granted a single ability with his Rinnegan, whereas everyone else seen with it in the series was able to use the Six Paths Technique and its derived techniques.

When he absorbs Shikamaru's Shadow Imitation techniuque, I believed he made a comment on its usefulness. He's not as dumb as people assume he is. Unlike Hiruko, Momoshiku is able to copy shape transformation and natures with his Rinnegan, which makes his quite exceptional in battle. If he actually used his head, he could defeat anyone. Hell, he would have killed Sasuke if not for Naruto, and plot. I say plot because his Rinnegan eye was stabbed, yet he couldn't use its ability. The eye was simply stabbed, not destroyed, but anyway, Momoshiki would stomp anyone you throw at him. Even without a brain, he could have easily utilized Shikamaru's technique to restrain the Kage then went straight back to attacking.