Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-1018594-20150217173857/@comment-5273810-20150220045315

Trappedinmygenjutsu wrote: I totally agree with ItachiWasAHero, this is not DBZ and it is not as simple as this I can destroy a continent so I would win, etc. The Naruto series has many ways where destructive capability means nothing (edos regenerate, preta path, yata mirror, izanagi, kamui) and more technical abilities (genjutsu, totsuka blade, Kaguya's bone thingy, dust release, sealing jutsu, 64 palms, kamui, izanami)which don't care about how much of a beating a character can take.

The strategic element of Naruto is what sets it apart from other series as characters think of plans to counter out each others abilities while preventing their opponent from doing the same. I agree about power levels not being like DBZ, this we all agree on I think. What I'm arguing isn't something like Obito is more powerful so he can beat Itachi, my statements are trying to make a intelligent conversation about who is more powerful and who would win in a fight. By my calcuations there are 20 different factors that can influence a fight making someone like for example Kabuto beat someone like Tsunade who in a real straight up fight would lose to her. This strategy element is one of the many things, I love about the manga and show and so yeah, to say its simple DBZ power levels stuff is absurd.