Noblesse Oblige.

Both Naruto and Sasuke have grown and their eventual clash getting closer and closer. This is a update to my original post about Naruto versus Sasuke.

Naruto
Stage 1 (normal)
-Kage bushin
-Rasengan
-Summoning justu

Stage 2 (Sage Mode)
-Physical enhancement
-Chakra sensing
-Replenishable nature energy
-Frog-kata
-Rasengan variations
-Long range Rasenshuriken

Stage 3 (Kyuubi Cloak)
-Negative emotion and intent sensing
-Enormous chakra pool
-Chakra cloak physical enhancement
-Chakra cloak manipulation
-Body Flicker Jutsu
-Rasengan variations
-Rasenshuriken manipulation
-Tailed Beast Bomb

Stage 3a (Full Tailed Beast Form)?
-Naruto is befriending Kurama, so this form is imminent
-Tailed Beast body
-Tailed Beast Bomb manipulation and spamming
-Partial transformation (utilize tails)

Stage 3b (Hybrid Sage/Kyuubi)?
-Naruto has transcended to this stage once before against Nagato
-Extremely strong resistance (shown to disrupt Rinnegan's power)
-Fuse of Sage and Kyuubi abilities

Sasuke
Stage 1 (normal)
-Genius intellect
-Intense taijutsu training
-Kenjutsu (sword proficiency)
-Summoning jutsu (animals & weapons)
-Hebi-jutsu
-Katon-jutsu variations
-Chidori
-Lightning manipulation
-Kirin

Stage 2 (Orochimaru) expired
-Inherited jutsu (regeneration)
-Curse seal lvl 1 (chakra boost, physical enhancement)
-Curse seal lvl 2 (additional chakra boost, physical enhancement/transformation)
-Partial transformation

Stage 3.1 (Sharingan)
-Amazing reflex/perception
-Jutsu copying/analysis
-Chakra sensing (solely visual)
-Genjutsu

Stage 3.2 (Mangekyo Sharingan)
-Tsukiyomi
-Amaterasu
-Susano'o
-Black flame manipulation

Stage 3.3 (Eternal Mangekyo)
-Night vision
-Eternal Susano'o and Amaterasu spamming
-Awakening of new abilities?


THOUGHTS
Stage 1 Sasuke should beat Stage 1 Naruto.
-Naruto's trump card is Rasengan and Sasuke easily cancels that out with Chidori
-Only reason Naruto won't lose immediately is because he has massive chakra reserve so he can keep spamming clones and the same jutsus over and over again
-Sasuke has a lot of skills but limited in chakra

Stage 3.1 Sasuke hands down annihilates Stage 1 Naruto.
-Sasuke's weakness in the previous matchup is addressed with Sharingan, which conserves chakra and give him new abilities and enhancements

Stage 2 Naruto will have a good fight with Stage 3.1 Sasuke.
-Both have amazing chakra sensing, peak physical prowess, and plethora of jutsus
-Sasuke conserves chakra with Sharingan, while Sage Naruto uses natural energy
-Frog kata is a match for Sasuke's taijutsu and kenjutsu
-Rasengan variations can match lightning manipulations
-Rasenshuriken and Kirin both are aces

Stage 3 Naruto annihilates Stage 3.1 Sasuke.
-Too much boost in power, speed, and abilities

Stage 3.2 Sasuke can match up to Stage 3 Naruto but Sasuke will eventually lose.
-Naruto's speed can be great for offense and defense, though not as much Sasuke's Susano'o
-Naruto has enough abilities to counter everything Sasuke throws at him
-Naruto's ace is tailed beast bomb, while Sasuke has Amaterasu and Susano'o
-Naruto just need to outlast Sasuke because Sasuke has smaller chakra reserve and Mangekyo deteriorates his eyesight

Stage 3.3 Sasuke is superior to Stage 3 Naruto.
-Naruto can hold out against Sasuke, but Sasuke will quickly have all his abilities figured out and use his skill to beat Naruto before his chakra runs out
-Naruto's likely counter would be Stage 3a or Stage 3b...both are only speculatory

Looks like Kishimoto set it up nicely so that it will be a good fight. =]

Who do you think will win?

Labels: Manga, Naruto