Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-31611719-20170514123545/@comment-734582-20170517063917

I don't think my "superior offense" point came across very well.

The TSB's are weapons platforms for any weapon. Physical manipulation allows the creation of shields and swords etc that can destroy Edo Tensei, block ninjutsu seemingly without damage (either by nullification or in the case of Senjutsu by pure resilience), but can also serve as the core for a ninjutsu, ANY ninjutsu. In Naruto's case he created Tailed Beast Bomb Rasenshuriken from them and fired multiple, each completely obliterating a Chibaku Tensei with greater firepower than Sasuke's PS.

The TSB's similarly offered unparalleled protection against Ninjutsu, to the point four Juubi bombs could go off in close proximity without harm.

Then there's the Sword of Nunuboko (which Obito ruined because his willpower was weak), and Toneri's Golden Wheel which cut the moon.

So there's a distinct tradeoff, namely that PS can grant more immediate damage and shielding, but the TSB's (with greater skill) outscale it very very hard. Weak in the hands of a novice, godlike in the hands of someone with a large number of jutsu.

So in that case, i do not believe Perfect Susanoo would've given much to Madara. Even if there is some benefit to it, Madara could just as easily spent the effort and chakra on a better defensive Ninjutsu. That he got hurt by Guy was mostly him being too cocky.