Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26127155-20150326052215/@comment-734582-20150503125341

BlackQuasar20 wrote: Shiz i cant agree more. Yea i agree, Kaguya was revered as a god, but everything about her history suggests she didn't actually need to do much fighting, just curb stomping any rebellion and using a few big attacks to quickly end war. She had no opposition whatsoever. Her sons defeated her, probably by honing their combat skills and analyzing her weaknesses. Madara was a veteran of combat, someone who has probably seen more jutsu than anyone in the world by virtue of fighting in dozens of (smaller) wars, and creating the other half himself or with Hashirama. The series regularly reminded us that rivalry leads to great power, and Hashirama and Madara essentially had an OP jutsu pissing contest for their entire life to the point where they transcended every other ninja and even the Tailed Beasts.

Compared to someone like madara, who had several plans for success, Kaguya essentially had only one plan (drain Naruto and sasuke's chakra) whereas she literally could've had a thousand (because God of, well, Chakra).