Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26388300-20150603054656/@comment-7292165-20150604222801

Worst:
 * Part I
 * Yoroi vs. Sasuke: Sasuke should have lost point blank period. He already used most of his chakra before, and despite Yoroi draining his chakra it seemed to do nothing. Plot kept Sasuke in the game and nothing else.
 * Naruto vs. Kiba & Akamaru: Naruto should've been shredded if not severally damaged by the attacks Kiba hit him with Fang Over Fang (Fang Passing Fang). The worst of it is how Naruto won, by farting. I find it hard to believe that at speed Kiba was going, he'd immediately stop even after smelling Naruto's fart.
 * Tenten vs. Temari: While I liked the "idea" of the anime showing Tenten and Temari's fight, it just made Tenten look stupid. She knew damn well that throwing her weapons was futile against Temari as she blows them away, yet she continued to do it. She should've tried close combat, maybe it could've worked out different but it seemed her brain was on hold. P.S. Tenten could've been such a badass female character.
 * Shikamaru vs. Temari: It was complete bs that none of Temasri's wind slashes touched Shikamaru, oh but thet sure hit those trees. The wind wasso verocious that the crowd felt the power. Shikamaru wasn't blown back or nothing. Shikamaru should've lost, well he did but I mean on Temari's account.
 * Part II
 * Itachi vs. Team Kakashi & Chiyo: To be honest it didn't even feel like a fight. For a few chapters and episodes, it was talking then mostly genjutsu which is fine but nothing really happened fight wise and after Naruto was finally out, the action was bland with basic ninjutsu, short taijutsu encounter, and finally the ending to end all things, the Rasengan!!!. Sakura nor Chiyo was even in it so I should have called it Itachi vs. Kakashi & Naruto while Sakura and Chiyo stood on the sidelines.
 * Team Kakashi vs. Sasuke: This battle was such crap that I basically shook my head in disbelief the whole time. Sai didn't do anything (Anbu my butt), Naruto well I didnt expect much from him. Yes they got electrified but afterwards they did nothing. Just stood in aw. Yamato, did nothing either. His wood would've been useless anyways as shown. "I'm holding back for Naruto and Sakura's sake", right...And then Sakura, of course I didn't expect much from her (being the girl and the weakest there) so yea the battle sucked.
 * Deidara vs. Sasuke: While the battle didn't suck overall, the ending of how Sasuke managed to do what he did in such short time in his condition is bs.
 * Naruto vs. Pain: I don't know how this made people's best fights list but this was garbage. It wasn't the worst but it was pretty bad. For starters Pain was already at a disadvantage, being weakened by the giant Almighty Push. Naruto had intel on them, and support. Naruto showed some great abilities but it just dudn't feel right because the reason he was doing so well is because he had help which fine until they say Naruto dwfeated Pain on his own. No he didn't. If he battled Pain alone with Pain at full capability and didn't have intel, Naruto would have lost. Technically he lost but Hinata intervened which caused him to go Nine Tails and the rest is history.
 * Danzō vs. Sasuke: There were a few times that Danzō could've killed Sasuke but that couldn't happen because he's important to the story so basically the battle was crap.
 * The entire war: The war was a let down after let down. From the continuative talking to the reincarnated shinobi not going all out and/or not living to their hype to the bs victories to the development that could've been but wasn't to the deaths that should've been but wasn't. Just horrible.

Best
 * Part I
 * Hinata vs. Neji: We seen a fight of the Hyūgas. We seen the power of their gentle fist and fighting style. Hinata showeed courage and some skill, enough to block at least some of his attacks, something many who were participating in the exams couldn't have done. It was a taijutsu on taijutsu fight and I was satisfied with it.
 * Rock Lee vs. Gaara: What was not to love about it. We had a guy who moved extremely fast with no enhancements (excluding Gates), taijutsu wason point. Being the first to touch Gaara, the reason Sasuke even touched Gaara was because he copied his speed and didn't match to it fully. Lee showed the power of the gates, being the first shown to do so and was not disappointed. While I believe Gaara should've took more damage than he did,the overall battle was great. Rock Lee is a true shinobi.
 * Tsunade vs. Orochimaru & Kabuto: It finally gave us a strong female character. Tsunade had incredible strength, good taijutsu and speed. Tsunade should've killed Kabuto and this is not an opinion but fact but still Kabuto was forced to use a military pill because he knew he wouldn't last much longer without it, he had to use her weakness too. Tsunade has shown she has great stamina and can take several major attacks by chakra scalpels and sword slashes and still get up. She pushed herself to the fullest. If she wasn't rusty I'd say the battke would've gone different but then again Orochimaru didn't have his arms either.
 * Neji vs. Kidōmaru: This was a battle that was much different for Neji as he always fought close range while he could find or get to his target, he stayed on the defense. Kidōmaru was the first to give Neji a run for his money. Kidōmaru (despite my dislike for spiders) had pretty good abilities that sort of countered Neji's abilities. Neji had to act properly or he would be toast. This kept me hooked for sure.
 * Rock Lee vs. Kimimaro: Yes its another Rock Lee fight. Not only did Lee basically just come out of recovery but he came to aid with a rad fighting style, the Drunken Fist. While it fun to see Lee act more like a fool, his unpredictability and swift movements was what had me into it. Lee's taijutsu prowess was such that Kimimaro was forced to use ninjutsu because he knew Lee was getting the upper hand, although Kimimaro did manage to keep up and dodge some of Lee's attacks.
 * Naruto (Nine Tails) vs. Sasuke: (At the Valley of the End) This was a pretty awesome fight. There was a mix of good taijutsu and fierce strength. The Nine Tails cloaked Naruto was rad. His speed here was one of the best here. With a roar and swing he sends a wave to send Sasuke flying quite a distance. Once Sasuke unlocked the final stage of Sharingan he started to become even with Nine Tails cloaked Naruto. The might that each showed here was just enjoyable. This battle between was way better than their last one in Shippūden manga.
 * Part II
 * Sakura and Chiyo vs. Sasori: Probably the only best moment of Sakura in Shippūden and in and general. Her training pulled off to the point of being a valuable factor in the fight with Sasori. She had the strength to destroy his armour and repel his iron sand. The taijutsu and speed to counter many of the puppets that came at her at rapid succession. She tricked Sasori into luring his puppet to her so she would destroy it. She had help in the fight but besides the beginning of the fight (excluding the senbon shower which she dodged on her own) she did fine. Chiyo although couldn't manipulate as much puppets as Sasori, she could do a lot more than Kankurō, and her puppets worked in great tandem and had good abilities. Sasori was pretty good too. He made his body into a puppet which gives him an advantage with stamina and taking most attacks as he can't be hurt (with the exception of his heart which is right there saying hello). He could manipulate a 100 puppets to a degree, made humans into human puppets such as Third Kazekage and take their abilities with it, geared his own body up with all sorts of weapons (still don't know what that last scroll was). There was a few things I didn't like about the battle but overall one of my favorites.
 * Hidan and Kakuzu vs. Team Asuma and Kakashi: This was an wicked battle. We got to see the Kakuzu in action and let me say he's a beast or monster (take your pick). He was smart, fast, had great taijutsu (enough to keep Kakashi on edge), insane strength (enough to stop Chōji's enlarged fist basically cold and sending Kakashi crashing through several trees and knocking them down, have all the elements (including the anime, and show some powerful moves with them too), and finally have five lives. Hidan was able to keep up with Kakashi and go hand to hand with him. Kakashi had to go back and forth with these guys and I give him my respect for doing as good as he did although he would have eventually lost. Team Asuma did basically nothing. Ino why the hell she came, she nothing helpful besides locate Hidan and Kakuzu and that was before the battle. Chōji trued, he failed, but he tried. Shikamaru, I might hold a dislike for his character because of his bs but he was running and hiding most of the time. His win on Hidan was bs too. Basically the battle before the end was great!
 * Jiraiya vs. Konan & Pain: I loved Jiraiya here, I mean its not like he got into many fights that was shown anyways but it was a good fight. Jiraiya revealed more techniques that were cool, handy and powerful in their own way. He showed more of what his hair could do, it freaking snapped the giant crab like a twig, could turn into a giant mouth to ram its target, and shoot several fast flying needles. This technique was expanded on from Part I and I'm glad they did. Jiraiya showed his other toad techniques (but it makes you think why he didn't teach Naruto any of them but that's another story). He had a powerful transformation and with Ma and Pa attached to him, he could a lot longer than Naruto could. He showed some good speed, strength, a bigger and better Rasengan, and a powerful collaboration technique. Konan, although had a small part, was still cool. It was the best 10 seconds of my life lol but no how was she suppose to know he have her ultimate weakness (oil), not fire which she had no problem tanking or colliding her paper with. Pain was no god, but he sure was a powerful person. The abilities of each of them were pretty good in their own way. The fact that there were six of them, and their eyes were connected was something, but then they could be revived. One could seemingly absorb all ninjutsu, one could summon a giant dog that won't stay the freak down, one was a robot on steroids, and for the Human Path (his ability was irrelevant here), the Deva Path didn't use his own Jiraiya. The battle was great to watch. I can't say had a big problem with it, small things but nothing that stops it from being on my top best lists of fights.
 * Taka vs. Killer B: This was first we got to see Taka fighting together. They tried but Killer B, despite the crappy rapper he was, was too much for them. With his fast moving, unpredictable, and unique swordplay, he could easily take on Sasuke, Jūgo and Suigetsu in close combat. It seemed that everything Taka did failed because Killer B was too powerful. It was nice to see Suigetsu create a water being to battle the transformed Killer B (although he should've just died to be honest). It was an entertaining fight. It sort of funny to see Sasuke get saved over and over again. He did good enough though, more better than his team-mates but still.
 * Taka vs. the Five Kage and their bodyguards: This battle finally gave us a taste of the other kages abilities and I was happy with the results. I also liked some of their bodyguards abilities too. We had the Fourth Raikage showcasing his great physical skills with his speed (albeit enhanced by the Lightning Release Chakra Mode) and strength. What got to see a fully transformed Jūgo. He didn't last long but with the short time he had, he showed a powerful move that could do some heavy damage. Suigetsu battled with the wrong one (Darui). Karin, well she showed she could suppress her chakra. Sasuke showed more of the power of his Mangekyo Sharingan. He used Amaterasu with control. He used his Susanoo. The Raikage could shatter the right side of his ribcage with a move that's not even said to be his strongest whereas the Liger Bomb was said to be but didn't do the damage his chop did, little cracks. Sasuke couldn't really get through the Raikage's armour (it was stupid that Chidori could break through even though his Chidori infused sword was deflected like that). Sasuke really couldn't keep up with the Raikage either. Darui showed his version of Storm Release (as in the third Shippūden it created stormy clouds to attack with weather). I wish we seen more of C but he seemed pretty decent. He was a sensor, medical-nin and genutsu user. Sakura should've been similar albeit without the sensory since she didn't have it although she could've. And then we have the Gaara, Temari and Kankurō's small part which was fine. Gaara could block Amaterasu with his sand, showing its speed feat. The combined attacked from them and Darui was nice. We got to see a explosion. Then we have Mei, showcasing two Kekkei Genkai. Lava Release, which I preferred the former version to the current version. She also had Boil Release which doesn't affect her which is cool. She could melt Susanoo. Chōjūrō had a cool sword but his time was short. By this time Sasuke was basically weak from his earlier encounter but we seen some cool earth jutsus from Ōnoki and Akatsuchi. Ōnoki also showcased his famous Kekkei Tōta, the Dust Release, something that although takes some time to form, is still a deadly move. Sasuke luckily was saved. Overall the battle was great.