Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20171206103000/@comment-1478071-20171208033959

@everyone who thinks any of the proctors are struggling

Madara said it best: "What adult goes full force when fighting mere children?"

Holding back to prevent oneself from killing the opponent makes fights less easy to weigh in on. Does anyone believe Momoshiki was more powerful than Naruto when he interrupted the Chunin Exams? Naruto could have killed Momoshiki in an instant with a Biju Bomb but at the cost of nuking the entire stadium and everyone in it. So Naruto had to hold back for everyone else's sake. This made the fight more even on Momoshiki's part. Same goes when trying to capture a hostile enemy for interrogation. Kakashi mentions that it puts the fight in the enemy's favor. Same goes for trying to teach children combat lessons. That's why Kakashi says, "come at me with the intent to kill" because he's fully aware that they couldn't at an all-out battle and if both sides were holding back it doesn't change the odds. But when one side has the intent to kill and the other is purposely holding back it tips the scales. It's fights like Sumire vs Naruto and Sai that much more tricky. Naruto couldn't risk powering himself up to one shot her with the risk that the Nue would only absorb his chakra and make itself (and subsequently Sumire) that much more lethal. Sumire was very likely going in with the intent to kill while both Naruto and Sai were holding back but with intent to neutralize the threat. If that meant killing her, I'm sure Naruto would have reluctantly killed her if given the chance that he could if he was guaranteed the safety of the village. And even with Sumire's advantage at this, she still was bodied by Sai and Naruto. Had Naruto came at Sasuke with the intent to kill before Sasuke fully awaken CM2 like he unintentionally didn't during their rooftop scuffle, Naruto easily could have won. But the outcome would have resulted in an unfavorable outcome for Naruto, the death of Sasuke.

Truth is most people have a hard time seeing the full picture with both sides' point of view. Excluding Mitsuki (as he's very much a wildcard) these would 100% be the outcomes of the proctors vs the students in an all out fight: Inojin, Chocho, Shikadai and Iwabee dead against Anko. Hako, Tsuru, Renga, Wasabi, Namida, Sumire and Sarada dead against Konohamaru. Boruto dead against Kakashi. In fact, all 27 students dead against the proctors if not Kakashi alone.

I left Mitsuki vs Shino out because that's not a guarantee mainly because we aren't exactly sure how strong Mitsuki is with Sage Mode. Would he be in a "league of his own" like Jiraiya and Naruto were compared to even top tier Jonin? Unlikely, but that's just a guess. I don't believe Mitsuki literally came at Shino with the intent to kill based on his demeanour after the fight. However, we know for a fact that Shino was holding back and with the outcome seemingly very even. Based on Mitsuki's unknown strengths at full power Sage Mode vs Shino in a full death battle; I'd say Shino would win 90% of the time based on what we've seen of Mitsuki and the unknowns of his true strengths.