Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31810758-20170423043658/@comment-25643824-20170430002756

This naruto and sasuke being equals is BS and a cop out by kishi. He clearly intended for naruto to become the strongest ninja alive by the end of the manga, but he didn't expect sasuke to be so popular. So in order to keep both fan bases happy or at least content and prevent any customer fallout (it's all about dollars) he came up with this equals nonsense.

But partly because of his ego(naruto representing him and sasuke his twin brother) and him writing himself into a corner earlier on, naruto has become too strong for sasuke to actually be equal to him. Ever noticed how naruto always has be placed at a disadvantage for him and sasuke to fight on even footing.

Vote2: naruto exhausted after fighting for days, fighting while holding back/not wanting to kill sasuke, sasuke's convenient biju boost.

Hokage naruto is rusty all of sudden, mind you I never herd any previous hokage not even the third being labeled rusty. And sasuke is "supposed" to be training and going on elite missions to keep his skills sharp, yet he is always uttering but not being able to surpass naruto.

For once Kishi should grow some balls and definitively state that naruto is stronger rather than always dropping these subtle hints that he is. If not and sasuke is then so be it, but enough of the equals bs.