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Differently from a series like Dragon Ball, were power levels are everything and the power scale is always linear, on the Naruto series matchups are really important. Of course, sometimes the power gap is so big that it does not make any difference (Madara's Katon will overpower Zabuza's suiton no matter how we look) but sometimes a seemilingly weaker character will prevail against a much stronger one because of a bad matchup.
Example A: Preta Path vs Mei vs Kiba.

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This Path of Pain will low diff Mei, a Kage, because her entire moveset, even as strong that it is will be nullified by him. But he will also get low diffed by Kiba, a Jonin level shinobi, who's main form of attack is taijutsu.

Example B: Hanzo vs Temari.

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Hanzo whitout knowledge can easily trumps against various Kage level shinobi thanks to his poisonous gas. But with basic knowledge and a reasonable starting distance he gets defeated by Temari, thanks to her Fuuton.


And how about you? Whats the worst matchup you can think of?
 

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Sasuke vs Deidara at the time. Sasuke could fly thanks to his Curse seal and nullify the element Deidara uses thanks to his proficiency with Raiton.
 

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Obito and RinItachi and SasukeSakura and everyone
 

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TenTen can potentially beat Hidan with intel.
 

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Hidan vs Swordsmen like Zabuza , Kisame.
 

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kabuto vs uchiha brothers
Madara vs gokages

Are the 2 wordt matchups canon
 

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Gaara against Minato (he can burry all of his kunais, is able to fly and his sand reacted to attacks like amaterasu and ay´s lightning drop kick, so every kunai of minato is blocked by sand defense)
 

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TenTen can potentially beat Hidan with intel.

I agree, to bad she had no development to back up the slightest thought of it though.
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This is how Kakashi constantly shows the same performance against bosses AND fodder. He similarly, BARELY, comes out on top most of the time regardless of the opponent's strength.

Any pure rock user/Kitsuchi vs Any Raikage (Raikages win)
Shino vs Neji/Hinata (Shino wins)
Shino vs Sakura (Shino wins regardless of the lack of development)
Suigetsu vs Lee (Suigetsu wins)
Gaara vs Puppeteers/Sasori (Gaara wins by miles)
Kimimaro vs Kurenai (Kurenai wins, despite Kimimaro being much, much stronger)
Preta path/chakra absorbers vs Frog Sages (Frog Sages win, because Preta path absorbing chakra would stone him)
Naruto vs Jiraiya (Naruto because Harem no Jutsu, lol)
 

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Sakura vs anyone who isn't a complete fodder.
 

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10 Sasori over Minato
09 Konan over deidara
08 jiraiya over kisame
07 kisame over trollkage
06 Muu over Hanzo
05 Orochimaru over Tsunade
04 hiruzen over kakuzu
03 raikage over sasori
02 Shikamaru over hidan
01 Danzo over gaara
 
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Non-cannon:

Itachi vs Lee
Kisame vs Konan
Lee vs Shikamaru
Kimi vs Neji
Danzo vs Tsunade

Cannon:

Gai vs Kisame
Kisame vs Bee
Sakura vs White Zetsu
Naruto vs Konohamru
Neji vs Naruto (That ending was bullsh**)
Itachi vs Oro
Prime Nagato vs Bee/Naruto
Hanzo vs Mifune
Sasuke vs Sai

I can go on...

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8 Gates Gai vs. Itachi

Kisame vs. Zabuza

Deidara vs. Tsunade (Garuda > Byakogou)

SM Neji vs. EMS Sasuke
 
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This is how Kakashi constantly shows the same performance against bosses AND fodder. He similarly, BARELY, comes out on top most of the time regardless of the opponent's strength.

Any pure rock user/Kitsuchi vs Any Raikage (Raikages win)
Shino vs Neji/Hinata (Shino wins)
Shino vs Sakura (Shino wins regardless of the lack of development)
Suigetsu vs Lee (Suigetsu wins)
Gaara vs Puppeteers/Sasori (Gaara wins by miles)
Kimimaro vs Kurenai (Kurenai wins, despite Kimimaro being much, much stronger)
Preta path/chakra absorbers vs Frog Sages (Frog Sages win, because Preta path absorbing chakra would stone him)
Naruto vs Jiraiya (Naruto because Harem no Jutsu, lol)

That's because he's not as strong as most of us thought, his intellect and badassery are the reason he managed to hold his ground against S-Rank and Kage level opponents. Thanks to him his students ended up as gods :cool:
 
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