Location: Flat Rocky Plain
Distance: 25 Yards
Intent: Kill that Kage
Restrictions: Retreat
Knowledge: Whatever they would have heard about each other, which would be almost everything.
I just want to see how the Base thinks.....
Gaara vs Minato Begin!!!
Minato could win this one. Gaara's sand wasn't able to react to Lee's immense speed, which proves it has a period of lag time - the time it takes to detect and react.
If Lee was able to outspeed Gaara's sand, I don't see how Minato wouldn't be able to
You say extremely fast opponents are gaaras weakness but I think it's the other way around Gaara being extremely fast opponents weakness. Extremely fast Rock lee was caught and nearly killed by Gaara, extremely fast aerial ace Deidara got his arm ripped of by Gaara, gaaras sand caught and Immobilized the 3rd Raikage without him noticing, gaaras sand intercepted Raikages super fast legdrop, also intercepted the near instantaneous Amaterasu on multiple occasions. So Minatos base speed will not be a problem for Gaara unless you think that he is faster than Amaterasu and 3rd and 4th Raikages clad in lightning armor.
Gaara is not a weakness to fast people.
Lee only got captured
before he took off his weights. The second he took them off Gaara could not touch him. Hell, he couldn't even see him. In the end of the fight, Gaara was only able to catch Lee and crush his arm and leg because Lee was suffering from the effects of the 5th gate and couldn't move.
Deidara is not known for his speed, so I don't see why he's included.
A's Leg Drop wasn't as fast as his true speed. He wasn't slamming down on Sasuke at the same speed that he was dodging Amaterasu with. He was
airborne and falling down onto Sasuke with a Leg Drop. Other than the fact that it was a nintaijutsu, it was a classic leg drop. Unless he can somehow fly in the air I don't see how you're comparing the speed of his Leg Drop to his overall speed.
As for Amaterasu, Gaara's sand was able to block it and it does indeed show that it's fast, but it still doesn't prove that Minato isn't a problem for him.
1. Gaara's sand was able to block Amaterasu
2. A was able to dodge Amaterasu
3.
BUT,
Minato was faster than A
If you put these lines of reason together, then the fact that Gaara's sand could block Amaterasu is null.
How do we know Gaara's sand is faster than Minato? We don't.