Naruto was holding back his speed versus Momoshiki.

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Ooh, boy. I'm gonna get sh*t for this.

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Many people pointed out how a base Sasuke was able to keep up with what should be a fully powered Naruto in their fight against Momoshiki, which...is not right, is it? Some even pointed that he managed to outspeed him at some point.

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Well, here I propose it. Was Naruto holding back his speed?

I'll explain.

Momoshiki is obviously a strong opponent. But as we've seen, having taken Kinshiki's strength, his main prowess lies on the fact that he is a tank.
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He can take a lot of damage and deal just as much. He is not as fast as Naruto and Sasuke, but both times he landed a blow on Sasuke, he was able to easily blast him back a ridiculous distance.

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The best way to deal with this opponent is by keeping a distance and spamming ninjutsu, but the problem is that Momoshiki has the ability to absorb and redirect ninjutsu and chakra, forcing their opponents to fight him with Taijutsu.
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So, with Ninjutsu restricted against an opponent who can both take and deliver a lot of damage, what is the best way to approach him?

By taking advantage of your numbers and covering each other's backs, of course.

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Naruto and Sasuke are fighting side by side, they are fighting as one. They make it so neither of them needs tp open much distance from each other and risk getting hit without the other being able to step in and save the other. Note that while Naruto doesn't go full speed, Sasuke also never uses Amenotejikara. He doesn't want Naruto to lose track of him because one of them might get hit, which is a no-no against Momoshiki. As long as neither of them are caught off guard, they're fine. If they are though...well, we saw what happened to Sasuke

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One shot at his opponents is more than enough for Momoshiki to hurt them badly.

Well, that is the initial tactic, anyway, before Momoshiki goes Doton on Naruto and traps him in a mountain. But it really does speak as for how good Naruto and Sasuke work as a Tag team.

Anyway, thoughts?
 
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Exact-****ingly right. This was not a contest it was a coordinated team effort to bring down an extinction level threat enemy. That's also why they fought so well together. They both punched him at the same time, used their avatars at the same time, and both of them tried to kick Momoshiki at the same time. They fight togetha against OP enemies
 
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Well, I'm probably gonna get more crap for saying this.
In that second spoiler, sasuke used shunshin while naruto didn't. :elmo:
 

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Why do people still call rinnegan sasuke his base form lmao he is basically being enhanced by hagoromo's chakra now that he has th rinnegan,there is no such thing as base sasuke.

But i guess some fans want to believe that their fav is as strong as he is because of his own effort.

OT: I agree.
 
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So who wants to get tang'd
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Moreover naruto only used BSM in that fight and most people or fanboy think he used RSM
 

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Fully agreed , great thread , its a shame most didn't understand just from simply watching the movie since it was obvious really.
 

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Sasuke was running faster even without his lighting ench. speed :elmo:
 

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ahh the usual naruto held back excuse, never seems to die. truth is none of them held back anything when it comes to any aspect physically related. he did use shunshin initally, it failed as momoshiki reacted and blocked both so thats maybe why he didnt use it again.
 
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