Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-30355627-20161030163643/@comment-25122992-20161211152218

It wasn't an escape, but a battle manoeuvre Sasuke has always used after he got Rinnegan and Ameno with it. Sasuke teleported behind Naruto during the VoTE battle, but we've cearly seen he was able to hold his own in a hand-to-hand combat with him as well. It's the same as to accuse Minato in escaping from the fight with FTG while it was his main tool in the battle tactics. Also, Shin didn't demonstrate any close combat skills able to outplay Sasuke's skills.