Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-5085906-20180725155538/@comment-34194151-20180726202323

Well that's the thing, It comes down to who is superior in close quarters. Kisame starts off with kenjutsu typically, and I'm not sure who actually is better in CQC skill, anyone have scans with feats or any background knowledge that prove Tsunade's taijutsu> Kisame kenjutsu? 30 percent Kisame was giving Guy, a taijutsu master, a run for his money in CQC. Going by the manga we didn't see much of their fight though. I really like this matchup though. If Kisame can tag tsunade with samehada in CQC, such as by parrying her punches, he can easily start withering away her stamina. Her punches are insane, if she disarms samehada Kisame is toast. in the water dome scenario, Kisame can move faster than Tsunade. Assuming Katsuyu isn't out, he can still close the distance and engage in taijutsu, but even then it's still dangerous for him. Early in the fight Tsunade still has lots of stamina and natural endurance, and her punches, even, without chakra enhancement, won't be easy for kisame to tank at all, they can cause injury. He can try to impale her and drain chakra, but tsunade can definitely get a counter attack in and her 100 healings can prevent any serious damage from the spikes. This is gonna be a high diffculty fight for Kisame, and with Katsuyu in the picture, I don't see the water dome as a trump card.

If Kisame is outmatched in CQC, he isn't opposed to creating some space and using ninjutsu. None of it will put Tsunade down easily though.