Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30830650-20170203102006/@comment-9782468-20180307173112

Kakashi passed the same exams that Sasuke failed, when Kakashi was 6 and Sasuke was 13.

Kakashi truly was Jonin level at 12, in ability and in mental awareness, versus Sasuke who could fight at a high capacity (still lower than Kakashi) but didn't have the same strength mentally.

Getting acknowledged doesn't mean you're comparable. Minato acknowledged Kakashi's strength and Minato is even higher level than Orochimaru; does this mean Kakashi is comparable? of course not. Orochimaru wasn't really trying against Sasuke at all.

Kakashi was fighting Jonin who were trying to kill him while he was 12. Even without the Sharingan, Kakashi simply outclasses Sasuke. Sasuke wouldn't be able to beat Kakashi until he got his third tomoe in his Sharingan.

Gaara was already becoming slowly more compromised by Shukaku before the battle started, we don't know how things would have turned out had Gaara been fully composed.

Obito had his Sharingan for a few hours max, yes. But he already proved himself while fighting Jonin level Shinobi with it. Sasuke may be overall a more combat adept Shinobi than Obito, but the gap isn't big. Obito survived the Chunin exams, and passed. We all saw exactly how dangerous the exams were. Obito isn't a pushover.