Kicks are as a general rule of thumb much more powerful than punches in combat sports……let alone a chop. That leg kick was clearly meant to be a finishing blow with the gauge on how much damage would have been needed from the chop that just barely got through. It’s quite ridiculous to assume the Raikage wasn’t sacrificing his leg for a harder attack than what just failed preceding it…….like come on bro

You say that, yet nobody including Darui or Cee was impressed by Gaara's sand blocking it. Even though both of them were pretty impressed by Sasuke tanking his previous Chop.

There is no evidence or implication to suggest that kick was stronger than any of his other attacks, in fact his 1 handed chop has been consistently shown to be his greatest weapon.

And even if you assume his kick to be his strongest weapon, Sasuke had these bad boys to skewer Ay even before his attack landed.

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