Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25409224-20140913064011/@comment-24649454-20141006104626

I think it's clear that Sasuke has already far surpassed Nagato. He managed to create 9 Chibaku Tensei near enough instantly that were all on a scale equal to or greater than any we've seen Nagato make. Plus Sasuke used to Tailed Beasts as gravity cores which got rid of the weakness it previously had. The use of Chibaku Tensei also suggests heavily that Sasuke can use the other Paths as well, and that he has all the Chakra natures. (I know it hasn't been mentioned directly in the manga but it seems rater obvious to me based on what we know about the Rinnegan.) Also being able to use the Rinnegan in tandem with EMS has a massive advantage over Nagato plus Sasuke's Rinnegan has the teleport ability plus probably others we've not seen. Sasuke also seemingly has greater strength, speed, stamina, Chara and intelligence than Nagato (they're hard to compare since they've never fought each other.) Sasuke's sensory abilities are also superior to Nagato's and Sasuke is probably better at Kenjutsu and Ninjutsu than Nagato. I also imagine that Sasuke could summon the Gedo Statue but his True Perfect Susanoo is more powerful anyway. Sasuke also has way more techniques at his disposal and Nagato was only the leader of Akatsuki between Yahiko dying and Obito becoming leader behind the scenes, during that small window Akatsuki didn't accomplish much so it's that impressive, nor really relevant.