Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26005711-20160124210949/@comment-26773508-20160126060032

I think the Raikage will take this fight more often than not. And as disappointed as I was with Minato's performance against Juubito, I still have to give credit where it's due i.e. Minato is waayyy smarter than Naruto in general. Most of us are underestimating Minato's intelligence solely because he was fighting beside the Shinobi World's Einstein (Tobirama), who also happened to have far more experience than Minato simply because Minato died too young to fully develop his ninjutsu and his cognitive capabilities.

So MIGshinobi has a point here. Even though figuring out Kamui's mechanics and the Raikage's weakness are two different things, yet the fact that Minato was able to figure out some of the secrets of Kamui within a few minutes is a testament to his proficiency in jutsu deduction. Of course, Minato had an advantage with regards to deducing Kamui as he was a user of space-time jutsu himself, which means that he already had the groundwork required to figure out Kamui.

The Raikage's Spear and Shield are different though, since it's a style of fighting that's alien to Minato. However, we already know that Minato has the basic intelligence required to figure out the Raikage's weakness quickly enough.

The only problem is that during the first few seconds of the fight, when Minato first tries to blitz the Raikage with a rasengan, there is a good chance that the Raikage might end up chopping Minato's head off with his lightning spear. The scenario I have in mind goes something like this:

1) Minato and the Raikage first look at each other in the eye for a few seconds. Then the fight begins.

2) Minato tries throwing his kunais all around the battle field while the Raikage charges against him, instantly closing the gap between them.

3) Minato avoids the attack by teleporting away at the last moment, just like he did against the 4th Raikage.

4) Almost instantly, Minato tries landing a hit, either with a Rasengan or his kunai. It doesn't do shit. Minato is surprised for an instant.

5) In that instant, the Raikage turns around to hit Minato.

6) Minato manages to teleport away.

7) But since the Raikage has both inhuman speed and strength, there is a good probability that the Raikage's counterattack connects for a split second before Minato teleports away.

8) If it does connect even for a while, it will deal considerable damage to Minato.

9) Hence, if points 7 and 8 happen as I describe it, Minato will be injured a bit, which will inevitably impact his speed and reflexes, even if by a small margin. Everything goes downhill for Minato after that.

Now the main point of contention is whether the probability of Minato getting hit the way I describe is high enough or not. Maybe it's quite low for the first few minutes. But considering that Minato's entire fighting style centers around speed blitzing his opponents, I'm gonna make a bet that Minato will try to teleport near the Raikage and hit him at least a couple of times. And it is in his second try that Minato is most vulnerable, since the Raikage would probably be expecting such an attack by now.