Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-34277398-20190315034807/@comment-9782468-20190315171447

Both Jiraiya and the 4th praised Minato as unsurpassed.

In terms of all of them in 1v1s, I think the only one who gives has a chance of beating Minato is Killer Bee. His Acrobat overwhelmed a Sharingan user, his raw strength surpassed 4th Raikage's. And his Tailed Beast form will be difficult for Minato to deal with. Minato can slice through his tentacles like he did in their first encounter, but there's more than one tentacle in Tailed Beast mode. He can handle Tailed Beast Balls, but probably can't indefinitely because everywhere he'd teleport it to would destroy the corresponding mark.

So in terms of top dog in 1v1s, I'm leaning with Killer Bee, and Minato follows close behind.

With Jiraiya and Ay, I don't really have an opinion but I'm interested in what others say on those two.

Minato and Jiraiya, Minato. Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Ay all considered him unsurpassed. When Hiruzen noted that no one in Leaf could stand up to Orochimaru, Anko said "If 4th was still alive..." She didn't say "If Jiraiya were still here."

Jiraiya and Bee, I think Bee takes it based on sheer destructive capabilities. Jiraiya probably has solid defense against Acrobat (his hair thing) and his Sage Mode would put him in the same ballpark physically too. But the 8 Tails would probably be too much for Jiraiya, even with Gamabunta, who struggled against Shukaku.