FearxDeath
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Before we start I just want to point out that if your a Naruto Fan Boy please, I beg you, leave it at the door. If Naruto was as great a ninja as you think he is then why doesnt he just solo the juubito and everyone else in the Narutoverse all at once...
Alot of people seem to be under the impression that KCM Naruto is likely to be the fastest person in the Naruto-verse, which could be possible but in the following scan I would like to bring us down to a little place I like to call reality were we can look at some facts and decide for ourselves what speed truly is.
IMO he is Hokage level, but thats about it, I would rank him below Minato and Itachi and alot of other Ninja, above kakashi though. BTW he didnt solo the kages, he fought them with the help of the shinobi alliance.
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Alot of people seem to be under the impression that KCM Naruto is likely to be the fastest person in the Naruto-verse, which could be possible but in the following scan I would like to bring us down to a little place I like to call reality were we can look at some facts and decide for ourselves what speed truly is.
Introduction of True Speed
Let us see what makes people think KCM Naruto is about as fast as it gets:
Now as you can see during those scans there are several references to the Yellow Flash, Naruto's Dad, comparing him to Naruto as far as there speed goes. Raikage blatently says that there is only 1 person to even dodge his Super Speed Punch other than Naruto and that is Minato.
Now as you can see Minato dodging the Fourths Super Speed punch doesnt have much to do with real speed as much as it has to do with the Hiraishin. But nonetheless the 3rd still referred to it as speed, but perhaps what he meant wasnt physical speed but more so the speed of Minato's reflex's. Much like when Rock Lee said:
Simply the fact that Minato's was fast enough to see the attack and react was a feat enough!
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Now as you can see during those scans there are several references to the Yellow Flash, Naruto's Dad, comparing him to Naruto as far as there speed goes. Raikage blatently says that there is only 1 person to even dodge his Super Speed Punch other than Naruto and that is Minato.
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Now as you can see Minato dodging the Fourths Super Speed punch doesnt have much to do with real speed as much as it has to do with the Hiraishin. But nonetheless the 3rd still referred to it as speed, but perhaps what he meant wasnt physical speed but more so the speed of Minato's reflex's. Much like when Rock Lee said:
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Simply the fact that Minato's was fast enough to see the attack and react was a feat enough!
What is Speed
Now if Naruto dodging the Raikages attack wasnt pure speed then what could it have been, well its a technique we all know of:
The Body Flicker Jutsu aka Shunshin No Jutsu, is when a ninja super charges there body with chakra allowing them to move at very high speeds for a short period of time. The faster the person, the more distance they can cover while using it. Even Shisui was so skilled at this that he was known as Shisui of the mirage, or shisui of the Body Flicker. [
And it is because of the Kyubi's potent Chakra that when Naruto uses the Body Flicker technique, he as able to move alot faster than normal, with speeds compared to Minato.
One last thing I want to comment on is the fact that the sign of someone being skilled with the body flicker technique is the distance they can cover during the same span of time as others. For Instance, compare Kabuto's Body Flicker and even Sasuke's to the distance Minato covered with his body flicker technique.
It should be noted that Shunshin speed is also related to ones speed. Like I said before ones speed and skill with Shunshin allows you to move a further distance during the same short period of time as others, with this in mind if someone could move 100ft in 2 seconds and another person could move 200ft in 2 seconds, then it stands to reason that the 2nd person can move 100ft in 1second, thus moving faster than the first person. This is reflected in the Scan above where Minato has already arrived by the time the other Hokages arrive on the scene.
But keep in mind that at speeds this high, real speed matters less and less and what really starts to matter is True Speed.
The Body Flicker Technique referred to in this scan as "Teleportation"
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The Body Flicker Jutsu aka Shunshin No Jutsu, is when a ninja super charges there body with chakra allowing them to move at very high speeds for a short period of time. The faster the person, the more distance they can cover while using it. Even Shisui was so skilled at this that he was known as Shisui of the mirage, or shisui of the Body Flicker. [
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]And it is because of the Kyubi's potent Chakra that when Naruto uses the Body Flicker technique, he as able to move alot faster than normal, with speeds compared to Minato.
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One last thing I want to comment on is the fact that the sign of someone being skilled with the body flicker technique is the distance they can cover during the same span of time as others. For Instance, compare Kabuto's Body Flicker and even Sasuke's to the distance Minato covered with his body flicker technique.
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It should be noted that Shunshin speed is also related to ones speed. Like I said before ones speed and skill with Shunshin allows you to move a further distance during the same short period of time as others, with this in mind if someone could move 100ft in 2 seconds and another person could move 200ft in 2 seconds, then it stands to reason that the 2nd person can move 100ft in 1second, thus moving faster than the first person. This is reflected in the Scan above where Minato has already arrived by the time the other Hokages arrive on the scene.
But keep in mind that at speeds this high, real speed matters less and less and what really starts to matter is True Speed.
What is True Speed
But the Body Flicker itself is not what real speed is, the technique itself is something all ninja make good use of and generally speaking they all move at the same rate when doing it, more or less.
Now True speed is the reflex, the split second it takes for you to see the attack coming and then dodge it. That is what I believe is being refered to when ninja speak of speed and how fast a ninja is. Its not the fact that they dodged the attack, it is the fact that they only had less than a second to see the attack coming and then react accordingly.
Think about it like this, if you were a boxer, and there was a 2 second delay between what you saw and when you can move, or better yet if it took 2 seconds for what you saw to reach your eyes, then frankly speaking, it doesnt matter how fast you are, you would still get hit by everything that comes your way.
Now what if everyone around you had that 2 second delay, and you were the only one without it? Now you may not be as fast as the others, but thanks to your quick reflexes you are border line untouchable... And that is what we have here.
Shunshin basically puts everyone, more or less, on an even playing ground. And it is your quick reflexes that sets you apart from the others.
Now True speed is the reflex, the split second it takes for you to see the attack coming and then dodge it. That is what I believe is being refered to when ninja speak of speed and how fast a ninja is. Its not the fact that they dodged the attack, it is the fact that they only had less than a second to see the attack coming and then react accordingly.
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Think about it like this, if you were a boxer, and there was a 2 second delay between what you saw and when you can move, or better yet if it took 2 seconds for what you saw to reach your eyes, then frankly speaking, it doesnt matter how fast you are, you would still get hit by everything that comes your way.
Now what if everyone around you had that 2 second delay, and you were the only one without it? Now you may not be as fast as the others, but thanks to your quick reflexes you are border line untouchable... And that is what we have here.
Shunshin basically puts everyone, more or less, on an even playing ground. And it is your quick reflexes that sets you apart from the others.
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Not a scratch on him!
Conclusion
I think the community as a whole should change the way they judge and gauge a ninja's "speed", dont get me wrong there are still some ninja's that are flat out faster than other ninja's. But when we move into the category of Body Flicker the thing isnt who is faster than who but rather how fast ones reflexes are.
Enjoy the Read!
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