Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30323490-20180607192958/@comment-5085906-20180725162316

@Arthuria Pendragon00000

I agree that Minato most likely loses this battle precisely because Nagato has more options in terms of his powerset (destructive power AND precise, sneak attacks) and because, being an Uzumaki, he most likely can outlast him in terms of chakra, even though his Rinnegan probably drains a lot since it's transplanted. What I don't agree is you saying there's Minato fanwank among the Naruto community.

Every feat used here derived from the manga. His fast reaction speed was documented in many cases - when he saved Kakashi, when he reacted to Obito during the Nine Tails' attack, when he reacted to Ay's top lightning speed attack. His plentiful chakra reserves were clearly shown during the Nine Tails' attack, where he performed several chakra-taxing techniques without any signs of exhaustion. His genius-level intellect was first mentioned by Jiraiya, evidenced by his ability to make a gambit to nurture Naruto into a protector of the Leaf that spanned over 16 years and shown during his fight with Obito, where he quickly found out about his MS ability and defeated him in battle. None of these were far-fetched interpretations of the canon, nor were they databook exaggerations. They were actual, shown feats.

Were there inconistencies in Minato's powers in his later apperances? Yes. But name me one character who didn't suffer from power inconsistencies? Naruto's speed comes and goes, Sasuke was once fast enough to avoid a point blank nuclear explosion by Deidara while he was low on chakra but then just completely disappeared. His Amenotejikara was strong enough to catch Godara off-guard three times, but then not good enough to finish off Shin, a character vastly inferior to the former. That's just how it goes - the writing in mangas usually gets shoddier the longer it is. That doesn't make the initial feats invalid.

Nobody here has said that one of Minato's jutsu has the power to burn the world or that he can react faster than light or some crazy shit like that.