Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-25025726-20150522040443/@comment-26127155-20150609121627

I would say Sasuke edges this battle out only by unleashing CS2 and 3-tomoe sharingan sooner than his fight against Naruto.


 * CS2 Chidori is the only jutsu which would be able to penetrate the defense of rotation (This is Sasuke's win condition).
 * Sasuke's 'flight' in CS2 would give him a distinct advantage as Neji is predominately a short range fighter and lacks long range abilities (unless Sasuke decides to use Dragon Fire Jutsu, where Sasuke would connect string between them).
 * 3-tomoe Sharingan would be able to keep up with Neji's movements and would give him a predictive advantage.

However:
 * Neji's win condition would be to use his Eight Trigrams 64 Palms which would guarantee victory, but at VOTE their would not be sufficient terrain to sneak up on Sasuke (still a chance to pull it off though).
 * Neji is also tactically more efficient than Sasuke, demonstrated by his fight against Kidomaru (very underrated fight IMO). This would aid him in figuring out a way to execute his Win condition while avoid/blocking Sasuke's attacks (Neji was able to strike Kidomaru from long range even though Neji specializes in short range combat).
 * If Sasuke doesn't use CS2 (for flight and black chidori) from the near start than Neji's "64 palms" and his "gentle fist" style become a lot more effective in battle.
 * Sasuke is very reckless in battle and would attack Neji head on, even though he is aware Neji is a taijutsu specialist.

As long as Sasuke goes into the fight with a mindset similar to "Sasuke Vs Gaara Chunin exams" where he: was looking for the weaknesses in the ultimate defense, didn't hold back from the start, and respected his opponent's abilities than he should win.

However, if Sasuke approaches the fight like the actual VotE battle, than he would probably be stopped due to the arrogance and recklessness that he displayed during that fight.