Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-36528625-20180810001142/@comment-6769189-20180813023007

CombatIQmatters wrote: Chapter 438 pg 4-6 Chakra arms were rooted in the ground to stop shinra. You mean when he planted himself with the tails. This an option but then Nagato can respond to theat with a number of other attacks, assuming he recovers in time. Nagato is also stronger than the Deva path but we havent seen how much stronger so ill give Naruto an edge with that

CombatIQmatters wrote:

For preta path, I mean can the user himself move/run while using it. Madara was being pulled, not the same thing as him running by his own admission while absorbing. Of course if the user is being pulled by an outside force they can still do it. I dont see why not. Even if he has to stay still he still has his levitation ability, technically he wouldndt be jumping/moving.

CombatIQmatters wrote: Yes, but didn't the clone that fought 3rd raikage enter sage mode instantly? He literally listened to gyuki intel, then next second he was in sage mode, unless i'm missing something. He was gathering Natural Energy ever since he first got in contact to Inoichi and was patched through to Bee and Gyuki. Bit of headcanon, I would say it was a minute or 2 which in combat is a really long time.

CombatIQmatters wrote:

Prep can be created by the smoke debris etc. Nagato hasn't done anything in those situations. I mean homing missiles and animal summons and even Chibaku Tensei if he wants to be petty

Most of the paths were able to dodge Gamabunta while in there was a smokescreen up. But lets say he its enough time for Naruto to activate Sage Mode. Then what? He never tried Frog Kata on Deva Pain, so why would it be useful against Nagato who is stronger? Frog Kata is a close range ability, mid-range if you want to stretch it.

Sage Mode is slower and weaker than KCM so would 2 or 3 SM clones really be much more than slight irritations? Launch a few missiles or laser beams and they are taken care of.

The only way Naruto can win is if he can use SM+KCM or SPSM because he doesnt have instakill-hax.