Are the Sannin portrayed as equals?

[Europa]

Meh. Orochmaru does have Edo tensei. Having part 1 Edo's gives him more then enough leverage over any other Sannin.

 

[jsss]

Orochimaru> Jiraiya> Tsunade.

 

[MinatoTheYellowFlash]

Doesn't matter. Opinions<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Facts. Despite one's personal(and pointless) opinion, reality is one, so if something is a proven fact, the person can have infinite opposite opinions, but he/she will be wrong.
If every opinion people have is never wrong, how many realities do you think we would have to fit them all, huh?

By the way, you have a point, he doesn't. But this "everybody has opinions" bullsh*t that makes me angry.

Its not an opinion if you look at it feat wise (which everyone thinks naruto > sasuke in)
Naruto > sasuke feat wise...but when they fight someone or each other sasuke turn out to have the same amount feats and stuff with just one power up.

Naruto needs BSM to keep up with Juubito...Sauske only has EMS. I agree with you entirely though.

Sasuke = Naruto no matter what they get in the end. Orochi > jman, tsunade...that's a fact there :|

 

[iNotorious]

Orochimaru> Jiraiya <Tsunade.

Wait wait wait Tsunade ->Jiraiya? LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

 

[Wolfus]

Wait...so do I ::

Sauske = Naruto...but if you add his wins and his lightning feat with all naruto sensing and stuff he is >= Naruto that way.

But overall Sasuke = Naruto

What lightining feat puts sasuke above naruto? I wasn't aware that "raiton: wanking no jutsu" would be considered. And naruto sensing is at least equal to sasuke's(considering the kyuubi chakra effect plus SM sensor skills).
Stop fanboying.

 

[Penguin]

Orochimaru with Edos >>> SM Jiraiya >= Orochimaru with part one edos >>> Byakagou Tsunade

 

[Joshutsu]

XD Nice one

Seriously though Tsunade can't be over my dupes Oro.

J-man without summons struggles against Tsunade.

 

[jsss]

Wait wait wait Tsunade ->Jiraiya? LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

oops Orochimaru> Jiraiya> Tsunade.

 

[Avani]

Yes they are supposed to be. It's called a three way deadlock of offense and defense just like rock, paper and scissors.

snake > toad > slug > snake

This is influenced by the Sansukumi way of thinking where it keeps the three objects in a deadlock. This concept was referenced and joked upon in an omake of episode 164 of Naruto: Shippūden, where Katsuyu feared that with Manda deceased, Gamabunta and the toads of Mount Myōboku would now try eating it. This was also played for in episode 8 of Rock Lee no Seishun Full Power Ninden where after Tsunade and Naruto summoned Katsuyu and Gamabunta, the latter swallowed the former shortly after appearing, much to Tsunade's horror.

Someone posted a manga page above conveniently ignoring that Katsuya can divide itself and get away from snake's grip and that's exactly what it did on the next page.

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Tsunade was the reason the other Hokages were still alive and not already dead when Oro reached and helped them out in recovering faster. Still since it's not really flashy enough for the guys looking for something fancy so they don't find it impressive.

Equality doesn't always mean that everyone should have exactly the same qualities. Tsunade has definitely proven herself a good administrator and has been taking care of Konoha during worst attacks since it's founding.

Kakashi would have been a goner a long time ago if she had not returned. Sasuke would have been a missing nin and Naruto may not have had much freedom to do anything if she was not open to new ideas or Danzou had taken over back then after third's death.

 

[xcoyote]

Meh. Orochmaru does have Edo tensei. Having part 1 Edo's gives him more then enough leverage over any other Sannin.

I agree with this,tho Jman can push him to high diff imo and even pull of a win 4/10.

 

[-Punk-]

Oro > J- man > Tsunade .

Oro : Edo Tensai which has the 4 hokages at his disposal .

J- man : SM , 3 summons + ma & pa .

Tsunade : the slug or her Yin won't get her out of this , Yin has limits & eventually lost .

 

[Wolfus]

Its not an opinion if you look at it feat wise (which everyone thinks naruto > sasuke in)
Naruto > sasuke feat wise...but when they fight someone or each other sasuke turn out to have the same amount feats and stuff with just one power up.

Naruto needs BSM to keep up with Juubito...Sauske only has EMS. I agree with you entirely though.

Sasuke = Naruto no matter what they get in the end. Orochi > jman, tsunade...that's a fact there :|

With edo tensei? Obviously.

As you yourself said, feat wise, naruto>sasuke. Sasuke managed to keep up with naruto in the battle, but that doesn't mean they're necessarily equal. Both were going all out, so that means naruto BSM and sasuke PS. But keeping up with in a a fight against another opponent doesn't mean to be equal. After all, sakura kept up with naruto KCM and sasuke for a momment, does that mean they're equals? No.

 

[deadp00l]

Jiraiya baby shakes orochimaru and tsunade

deva path didnt even consider tsunade a threat lmfao

 

[iNotorious]

oops Orochimaru> Jiraiya> Tsunade.

Alright now we're talking

 

[KingHashirama]

Ira basically shat on 60% or so of the posts on here.






Protrayal of equal doesn't = equal in battle. In Naruto your power is not judged by a single battle.

Chiyo someone who was feared for poison, got shat on by Tsunade.. Sasori's "great poison" got shat on by Sakura in couple of minutes.

Plus, lets not even forget that people like to take away the abilities of Tsuande in all the fights, since she doesn't "have them" on her.

 

[blazekev90]

Yes, they are "portrayed" to be equal. This does not mean they definitely are, as Edo puts Orochimaru above the others ans SM above Tsuande.

 

[cptenn94]

Well yes and no. Supposedly Jiraiya>Tsunade>Oro>Jiraiya. They are known as the deadlock. Its up to you to decide if they are like that or not.

 

[Murasame]

Doesn't matter. Opinions<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Facts. Despite one's personal(and pointless) opinion, reality is one, so if something is a proven fact, the person can have infinite opposite opinions, but he/she will be wrong.
If every opinion people have is never wrong, how many realities do you think we would have to fit them all, huh?

By the way, you have a point, he doesn't. But this "everybody has opinions" bullsh*t that makes me angry.

Ummm okay? :| That was unnecessary... Just because I said it this time doesn't mean I apply it to all situations. What you told me was something I already knew myself so I don't know why you gave me this lecture. Sasuke>Naruto or vice versa isn't something that is fact yet so yes people can have their opinions on this lmao

Wait...so do I ::

Sauske = Naruto...but if you add his wins and his lightning feat with all naruto sensing and stuff he is >= Naruto that way.

But overall Sasuke = Naruto

That doesn't mean much unless you can keep up being the clear stronger of the two.
Lee defeated Sasuke but does that mean that Lee's always going to stronger than Sasuke? no not at all.

 

[Nattana]

Orochimaru with Edo Tensei >>> Orochimaru > SM Jiraya >>> Tsunade.

 

[Lightbringer]

lol Tsunade?

Orochimaru has been sliced in half by the kyuubi....what can Tsunade do aside for punching him lol

Katsuyu isn't doing anything either. Orochimaru already was melted away by the sinister chakra of the kyuubi and used Oro rebirth no problem.