Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30830650-20170120130827/@comment-25122992-20170121220541

Sooner or later, Gaara would transform anyway, even if after being sufficiently beaten in his base form. It wasn't Chidori that impeded the transformation but rather the sign of Gaara's blood which was basically the first time he was injured that way and thus something that brought him into a state of shock. The next 2 Chidori hits of Sasuke to half-transformed Gaara didn't hinder the progress in any way. So I'd still give it to Gaara.

P.S. Okay, both are mad, but it was the strategy which allowed Naruto (+Gamabunta) to try and cancel the feeding sleep of Gaara by beating him directly.