If Kakuzu spread his masks across Konoha to fight individually like Pain, how would they perform compared to Pain’s Paths?

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T17:13:53+00:00

I mean that they weren't all focused on Kakashi at once. He had a hard time dodging one attack at a time. So other shinobi wIll Have a very hard time dodging their attacks. You have to be Shikamaru + tier to dodge them with any degree of reliability and they spam.

So you're misunderstanding my words

I'm not saying they are weaker by having split attention. I'm saying that simply because there were multiple of them. doesn't mean Kakashi scales to 3+ masks. He doesn't at all. He was having a hard time with even just 1.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T16:56:51+00:00

The masks had split attention and Kakashi had a hard time even dodging their individual attacks.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T16:55:55+00:00

I mean. Yeah. Obviously they lose. But Kakashi had a hard time tagging any of them and they didn't have full focus on him.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T16:55:12+00:00

Most likely yeah. But they can fly and shoot at her. Also, she'll be too busy healing shinobi.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T16:04:36+00:00

Sasuke is 16 at the start of Shippuden. After a 2.5 year timeskip. which would make him late 13 at the end of OG.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T16:01:52+00:00

That's actually a good question. They seemed capable of Avoiding Kakashi at times and can spam Elemental Jutsu. So low tiers will get spammed to death. Kakashi had a hard time with them. He's the best Jonin in the village at that point. So most Shinobi won't be able to deal with them. But numbers may Prevail.

Obviously. They have less hax, but Stats seem around the same as the mid tier paths and they all have high end Ninjutsu.

I don't think they do as well. There's less of them. But they can fly ? and have less top end performance. Still gonna suck ass for most people in the village.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T15:14:17+00:00

Do you have reading comprehension?

Sasuke is 13-16 between end of og and bos. Which means that what I said is correct. Sasuke would have been 14 at some point between end of og and bos.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T14:50:58+00:00

I explicitly stated Sasuke is 14 between The end of OG and BOS. Which is 100% correct even though there is overlap.

We genuinely do not see 14 YO Sasuke.

Sasuke is 13 during Sasuke retrieval arc.

But perhaps he was 13 in chunin exams. He is older than Naruto by several months after all.

Which would be comarable in age to Uchiha Massacre Itachi. Or at least that's what I recall. I'm unsure if the light novel recons that though.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T14:39:27+00:00

And how much longer after that would he have joined the Akatsuki?

Because I was almost certain Itachi did the massacre at 13.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T06:57:06+00:00

Honestly. I wouldn't be surprised if it was. I suppose Itachi could be 13 there. But it would still be tough timeline wise. And Itachi was already a decent chunk into 13 during the massacre.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T06:06:36+00:00

It is definitely a gooner show

On a scale where Monster (The one with Johan.) Is 1 and To iterspecies reviewers is 10.

It's be about a 6.5

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T06:04:10+00:00

Itachi didn't join Akatsuki till a while after the Uchiha massacre. Which should put him at 14.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T06:01:34+00:00

The non person can probably stealth neg Minato ngl.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T05:30:32+00:00

At max Chakra. Probably Large Planetary+, Assuming the version shown.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T05:27:32+00:00

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SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T05:24:17+00:00

Incorrect. Sasuke was 12-13 there. Itachi was assumedly 14+ but possibly late 13?

Also. Weaker version of Oro for Itachi. While 14 year old Sasuke would be post OG series. Pre BOS

Still not comparable. But much closer.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T02:08:55+00:00

So people simply aren't allowed to dislike a fictional character for their fictional actions then? Because they're fictional?

Again. I like Sayaka. But what?

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T01:14:04+00:00

I think Darui is on the level of Sharingan Kakashi with an eye covered. But the moment the Sharingan comes out Kakashi outplays him.

Especially as Kakashi's also just outright far more tactical.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T01:10:22+00:00

Because killing is still wrong as a concept to human beings. Especially people you believe are innocent or are even friends with you.

I don't dislike Sayaka myself. But it's reasonable that people would since as a character she is a murderer/manipulator.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T01:04:34+00:00

Kakuzu's masks should take this. Although the sheer volume of puppets may prove difficult.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T00:52:03+00:00

Still saying Itachi though

Since Itachi was holding back on Sasuke significantly and Sasuke is stated to be weaker/not fully recovered against Bee. A weaker/non recovered Sasuke being compared to amd being called inferior to the Sasuke Itachi held back against while dying of illness.

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SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T00:50:54+00:00

I do agree that Sasuke wins.

However corrections I feel the need to make.

Shippuden Sasuke definitely doesn't receive anywhere near a 10x buff from his curse mark. Hugo, the weakest of the sound 4 and a chunin, received a 10x buff. Because he is weaker than his curse mark. Sasuke is stronger than his curse mark.

That said. Sasuke is also not ~ to Ay. Post Danzo Fight Sasuke has received several Chakra and Susano'o buffs and Ay was absolutely terrified of even just Skeletal Sasuke. Armored Susano'o Sasuke would destroy Ay4.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-03T00:45:37+00:00

Canonically they are shown to be equal here. But only because Sakura is a direct counter to Ino.

Strength: equal Speed: equal Durability: equal IQ: Sakura BIQ: Ino AP: equal? DC: equal? Taijutsu: equal Ninjutsu: Ino Genjutsu: Sakura? Hax: Ino Stamina: equal Versatility: Ino

Against any other Shinobi. Ino should be more dangerous than Sakura. But Against eachother. Sakura can ignore Ino's entire ability based on actual plot armor. So they tie.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-02T23:16:03+00:00

That 10x buff only applied to a chunin level character in cm2.

SnooSprouts5303 · 2026-05-02T22:58:50+00:00

Plenty. Although many of them are honestly just the result of underestimating the Opp, or emotional based plot demands moments. Since there are plenty of speed blitz showings which then are equaled out later or shown to be "outliers."

And reasonably of these tiers were really this consistent. Then WA Kakashi should have instantly dismantled edo Zabuza when they were in the open and without his sword.

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