Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31201212-20170201043120/@comment-26104757-20170210135109

@Raichin123, true, but for Tsunade it does. Tsunade had been out of practice for over a decade and was still able to hold her own against Kabuto. He was much faster than her and was fully able to dogde most of her attacks, but even then, Tsunade cornered him enough that he'd have to use her fear of blood to subdue her. It wasn't her lack of Taijutsu that became her downfall in that fight. Before she even laid a finger on Orochimaru, he had pierced and slashed her several times. It was only afterwards that she begun fighting seriously, and what she did demonstrate was more than enough to redeem her skill in Taijutsu. Under normal circumstances, Orochimaru should have died within her combative sequence. I don't know why you're separating her strength from her Taijutsu capabilities. Her strength is delivered by Taijutsu, and Taijutsu literally means 'hand-to-hand'. That's what separates her from the line up of people you mentioned, because I doubt any of them, in base, could kill an opponent with one strike using Taijutsu. Like I said, not everyone uses Taijutsu the same. No one has bested her in Taijutsu, though, Jiraiya even said so himself, and the only way not to be bested is by obviously besting your opponent, which she must have done numerous times to be given that praise. It's like your defense with Lee; you believe he can open the Seventh and Eigth Gate based on a Databook description, yet it's never specifically said so in the manga or anime. But here we have Jiraiya reciting canon knowledge, yet that holds no value? I'm confused by that. I'm not sure if it was stated that Tsunade is the strongest Kunoichi, but it must be scripted somewhere, because why else would her wikia page say so? Right at the beginning, too.

If her strength isn't enough, that one punch or kick can kill an opponent, to convince you that she's one of the top Taijutsu specialist, than I guess we can agree to disagree.