Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26107879-20181004003653/@comment-26636534-20181202205447

@Legion

It's not reaction when you know exactly what your opponent is gonna do, plan a counter and time it perfectly. Knowing is half the battle.

The second instance, Minato needed to confirm his hypothesis. He needed confirmation to determine when to strike.

Flinging projectiles while Obito phases through all the time is effective? No. Minato needed to land a physical hit to win. So, he needed to figure out when/if Obito would solidify and work around that. Minato wouldn't learn about that by just throwing projectiles.

Minato prefers to use hand-signs when not in combat. 4SWW? Minato weaved a sign for shadow clone outside of combat, which he then teleported for FTG slash. FTG Kuama's TBB? Good point there, although Minato did not actually engage Kurama, so is that really combat? Reaper Death Seal? Kurama was already restrained then, so not combat.

LOL, I think we went off topic here. Back on topic now?