Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-24142271-20150818121911/@comment-26773508-20150909021140

Munchvtec wrote: edo tensei lol. I forgot all about him being able to use edo tensei lol. Though should he be able to in this fight? I don't think so. The fight should be strictly between him and Kisame. Edo Tensei doesn't count IMO. It needs to be prepared before the battle itself. And I doubt Tobirama is twisted enough to keep a bunch of Edo Tensei ninjas as reserves for his battles, although he was twisted enough to come up with such a disturbing jutsu in the first place. Were Tobirama proficient in Edo Tensei and had always had a reserve to use in battles, he probably wouldn't have died at the hands of the Kinkaku Force. Anyway, Edo Tensei shouldn't feature in this battle, since we have little idea how Tobirama used it in battle.

Ninja Of War wrote: P.S. As stated before simple decapitation is not a valid point since there are no real limits to where it can and cannot be used. Anyone could just say Kisame decapitates Tobirama and that would be it. What I meant was that what jutsu could Tobirama use that can stop Kisame in his tracks? Agreed. Tobirama is featless. And yes decapitation is mostly invalid in most scenarios. However, I think it can be considered a valid scenario in some cases, like in this one. Tobirama's FTG, reflexes and cunning can allow him to realistically decapitate his opponent if there's an opening, provided he uses the element of surprise effectively. Another condition is that the opponent shouldn't have extremely strong defences against such tactics, such as Susanoo, sensory skills, teleportation skills, fast reflexes, etc. that would make it impossible for Tobirama to sneak on someone.

I think Kisame, though extremely powerful, is a bit vulnerable in this category. He'll probably be able to dodge Tobirama's decapitating attack most of the time, but I think Tobirama still has a reasonable chance, in this scenario, to do that. Of course, this has to be done in the first few instances after Kisame has been marked, as Cjtrules15 rightly pointed out that Kisame probably won't fall for the same FTG trick twice. But still, the chances are there in the first few instances Kisame is marked. Hence I see decapitation as a valid scenario in this case.