Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26005711-20160614093346/@comment-5547501-20160615093830

QuakingStar wrote: Nearly all modern shinobi start training between 5-13. Titles mean nothing, given the Gods of Shinobi Hashiram and Hiruzan are inferior to the 7th Hokage, who has never been referred to as anything so amazing, yet has obviously done more for the Shinobi world.

Nagato's usage of the Six Paths Jutsu is superior to the Paths of Pain, but only one of them is actually useful. Both Nagato and Sasuke can use the Preta Path, meaning it is useless because they would both just absorb each others chakra endlessly. Any advantage in close combat due to the Asura Path is nullified by Sasuke's ability to create up to at least 8 shadow clones, as shown in the Boruto movie. Animal summonings are useless as any single jutsu from Sasuke would eliminate them (Amaterasu would immobilise and thus eliminate the splitting dog). Human Path's soul rip can be avoided by Amenotejikara, or just by avoiding being grabbed in the first place. Naraka and the King of Hell would not have a chance to restore Nagato unless he somehow escapes in the chameleon, as Sasuke's attacks revolve around quick and high-powered attacks. It is likely that a single jutsu, should it land, would eliminate Nagato. The only useful Path is Deva, but Universal Pull (and likely Almighty Push as well) should be able to be counter-acted with Susano'o, as Naruto did with a chakra arm from the Kyuubi cloak. These jutsu's still push Sasuke back though, which I will come back to later.

Nagato blitzed Hanzo, who defeated the Three Sannin, yet Sasuke blitzed Madara, who was more powerful at the time then when he defeated the Five Kage. Nagato also did not immediately destroy Konoha as soon as Jiraiya was defeated, and during this time his chakra would have been restored. 'Tis true his reserves are amazing though.

Master Sensory will not help in this fight, as Sasuke's style is about rushing the opponent with overwhelming power rather than sneak attacks and hiding. Nagato being on a whole other level even in Taijutsu is a stretch of the statement. Nagato barely used Taijutsu in that fight, and it was obvious Naruto was referring to his usage of the Six Paths Jutsu. Gedo Mazo also has less combat ability than a CB Susano'o. The only thing that it can do that would endanger Sasuke is the dragon entity, however in it's only usage, that technique required that Nagato be immobilised beneath the statue, and Sasuke would definitely press his advantage with a Susano'o arrow in this case.

Those techniques listed are all impressive in terms if ingenuity, but none are very combat based, so it is useless to refer to them in this fight. Assuming visual genjutsu does not work on the Rinnegan, then that aspect can be entirely eliminated from the fight.

Sasuke also could eliminate the village low on chakra, given it would take at most 3 Susano'o strikes (1 swipe from Madara destroys mountian, Konoha in terms of area is roughly the size of a mountain). Nagato would likely be unable to hit Sasuke with a black rod, given Sasuke's focus on kenjutsu, yet also still being capable in ordinary taijutsu (Boruto movie again).

Stating only lost because of plot does not mean that they can beat anyone. Anybody that lost ever could then be said to have been 'beaten by plot'.

I think the result depends on just how much Nagato can spam the paths, and by that I mean a crazy amount. Sasuke could apply crazy pressure through the use of Shadow Clones and any of his jutsu, such that Nagato would have no choice but too absorb or repulse the attack. As shown in the Kaguya fight, Sasuke's use of Amenotejikara allows him to change the location of people and jutsu, so he could either move Nagato into the path of a jutsu, or he could move the jutsu so that it would be unavoidable. If Nagato can repulse Sasuke continuously until the point where he runs out of chakra then he would win, however if there is a slight let-up, Sasuke can teleport and eliminate him.

Given that the point is that Nagato can't attack and only defend, he would likely win, however if Sasuke stops attacking with jutsu and tries to fight with taijutsu, he would conserve chakra while Nagato doesn't. A very close fight, probably a 7/10 for Nagato's win, only because all he has to do to win is basically stand in one spot, while Sasuke on the otherhand has to find a way around it.