Truthfully, I hate when people try and use physics to justify power in this manga. No offense but Kishi is a mangaka. Besides common sense physics, I highly doubt Kishi takes things like force into consideration.
This thread is kinda biased btw. You only mentioned Naruto's strengths but Sasuke has a counter to pretty much everything Naruto has to offer thanks to Enton and PS. Yes, a TBB on the scale against the Bijuus would be devastating against Sasuke as defending it would take a huge toll but if Naruto charges that up, he's prone to deal with Amaterasu. While Naruto can easily counter Amaterasu, it interrupts TBB and let's Sasuke form a counter. The cloak against Amaterasu is still questionable as to how effective either will be against each other.
While SM does add quite the boost, Sasuke's defense is still top tier, especially with Enton in the way. Sasuke can counter everything from Naruto either with Susano'o or by disrupting his attacks. Last thing I want to mention is Naruto's speed is basically a non factor as both Naruto and Sasuke were shown to have reflexes to keep up with Juubito. That and the fact that SM sensing isn't perfect as Naruto fell victim to the God tree and a blind Madara. I'd love to debate more about this but I'm at work and I'm kinda crappy at debating. I like your efforts but it's pretty biased man. I believe they are equals not because they are fighting side-by-side but because they are fighting to the highest of their capabilities with neither of them showing up the other.
It wasn't because it was biased. It was because I had written that some time ago, and I hadn't a similar about sasuke.
1- Honestly, all I used is..basic physics, really. High school lvl. Doesn't have to be too smart to understand it. Besides, it's not as if physics didn't exist in NV. All the mechanics of physics can be seen in NV, so it would be silly of me to disconsider it. I know it's a manga, but it doesn't mean there is no physics. And i like physics. Besides, it as just an small part of the thread.
2- You got to remember that naruto has kage bushin with similar power as his. BSM kage bushins would be a great distraction to keep sasuke busy. Then, naruto can just throw a bijuu dama or continous bijuu damas when sasuke is busy, so he won't have time to counter it and it would hit. Besides, naruto did show the ability to throw really fast, but not weak, bijuu damas. The cloak itself might not work, but kurama avatar probably will. It's just a chakra projection. Naruto can just make it cease.
3- Agreed, his defense is powerful indeed. But naruto can break that with his fire power. And naruto has a great defense too(I'm not saying as great, though). Yeah, but even his PS can be taken down with powerful atacks. If sasuke is busy(as I said, with kage bushin), he might not have time to counter a TBB, and will get his susanoo hit.
Agreed with the speed thing. But back then, BSM naruto was surrounded. He simply had nowhere to go. Mianto could FTG out of there. He was very close to obito when he released the god tree.
And blind madara, naruto blocked himself and was unharmed. It's not like madara is slow, either, but maybe naruto didn't want to dodge, as he blocked.
Feel free to debate with me anytime. You can PM and VM me, and I'll reply when I have time.