dude have you read the manga ??you do realise that the rank of his jutsu has nothing to do with a ninjas rank. Look it up in databooks, s-rank jutsus are typically described as very difficult but also as almost exclusively unique to that ninja, meaning it would take a damn long time for any of the kages to bust outr a good rasengan, which is by the way an S rank not A rank. Id have to agree that base he is high jounin, straddling the border of kage level. And as the other fellow stated, check your facts, sage mode is classified as a jutsu because all the nature chakra does is allow you to pull off certain moves that you couldnt do normally, because nature chakra is far more potent than most ninjas chakra. The appearance change is merely a side effect of allowing the nature chakra into your body. Even without it, i see him as high jounin level, We havent seen his base mode snce he started busting out these new forms, im willing to bet his strength and speed have increased overall. And you compare him to kakashi and others, but if you say his base you hav to say kakashi base with no sharingan, after all its not natural to him, which means he wouldnt know 99% of the jutsu he knows, and would be very weak. In true base comparison of everyone, gai and rock lee would be gods.
Agreedin base he was giving trouble to deidara and kakuzu, who are s-rank criminals. and when he was younger he defeated kabuto, who was at least elite jounin level (kakashi level).
i'd say he is elite jounin level in base. his taijutsu and speed are more than adequate, his stamina and strength are insane and he has 2 a-rank techs + 1 s-rank tech and boss summons. he'd give kakashi and gai a tough time if he went all out.
in SM he's slightly above the current kage level (perhaps more, depending on how much he's improved it).
In BM he's top 5 level
I know , it's complete crapTo call Naruto slow in any Level is absolute blasphemy.
Base naruto is slow.To call Naruto slow in any Level is absolute blasphemy.
I can't help but agree to this^^^ Sasuke was even surprised himself when he saw who it was.hes not slow , when he fought pain his sage mode ran out , but he could stil fight and be fast enough to block deva paths attacks for 20 seconds
hes def jounin level in base, if i remember well he also beated deva path in base mode too with clones and rasengan spam + he has also rasenshuriken(wich is definatly jounin lvel teq and beyond , ye it hurts his hands but that wouldnt stop him from using it if really necissary
kakuzo was also beyond jounin level and naruto completly obliberated him + when sasuke wanted to stab sakura to death naruto blitzed sakura away from him while he didnt even noticed his presence
hes not slow
Remind me which one was Deva Path again? Because if it's who I think it is, I think someone else did too...:scorps:lol u completly ignored some speed facts i just pointed out...
what chuunin can dodge / block deva path attack for half a minute?
Lee, easily. When Neji was a Chuunin, he could have. If they choose to develop their skills and become well-rounded, they can easily block and dodge simple hand-to-hand combat techniques from an already tired opponent.what chuunin can dodge / block deva path attack for half a minute?
As for the Kakuzu argument.....Kakuzu was not only tired by this point, but his attention was also split amongst Kakashi and Yamato, the more obvious threats-- As well as Naruto. If Naruto was a Jonin-Level Nin, he should be able to stand toe-to-toe with Kakuzu, atleast for a little while with Shikamaru's help. Even with Shikamaru and Naruto vs Kakuzu, they wouldn't have a chance of lasting as long as Kakashi did alone; Naruto had only one way to fight Kakuzu at any point, including when he had the masks out.....All or nothing. Kill him quickly or it's over and he's going to take Kurama from me. I'll put him on....Aoba's level. That's a good spot I think.kakuzo was also beyond jounin level and naruto completly obliberated him
Naruto was in SM when he swooped Sakura.sasuke wanted to stab sakura to death naruto blitzed sakura away from him while he didnt even noticed his presence
hes not slow
HATER !! juqt jk lol , i agree +repI'll give Naruto.....a Low-Mid Jonin-Level base. He isn't as good as Kakashi or Gai.
As for the Kakuzu argument.....Kakuzu was not only tired by this point, but his attention was also split amongst Kakashi and Yamato, the more obvious threats-- As well as Naruto. If Naruto was a Jonin-Level Nin, he should be able to stand toe-to-toe with Kakuzu, atleast for a little while with Shikamaru's help. Even with Shikamaru and Naruto vs Kakuzu, they wouldn't have a chance of lasting as long as Kakashi did alone. I'll put him on....Aoba's level. That's a good spot I think.
It's not like I'm downgrading him, I'm just not upgrading him either. He isn't particularly intelligent in the manner of analyzing the battle, but he does use Kage Bunshin EXTREMELY well. He has good stamina as well. His taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu are all lacking in his base, and he has bad speed which makes his ONLY ninjutsu, the Rasengan and it's variants, next to useless. Again, I'm not saying he's bad, I'm just saying he isn't GREAT outside of SM, KCM, and BM. He obtained these techniques for a reason, and that's why he uses them.
When I say lacking, I mean lacking. He can't be considered an S-Jounin while only being able to dodge taijutsu attacks from Tendo. Sorry, dodging isn't winning, it's losing.
As for Ninjutsu, he specializes in close range. He neither has the speed to close the gap nor does he have the strength to make them honor it. Not to mention he can't toss that nasty Shuriken of his outside of SM/KCM/BM. Also, it's not like he has the speed to hit people with it. I already explained my reasoning for the Kakuzu outcome, I'm not open for discussion on that one; So don't bring it up.
Genjutsu he just fails; No explanation needed.
Overall, it's not as if he's bad, he is simply mediocre. Hence Aoba's rank. Not Anbu Leader material by any means like Kakashi or Gai, but certainly not horrid like Ebisu. He is certainly incomplete in his skillset. Too many holes for me to comfortably say he's Elite. Hope this clears things up a little. I'll be revising my post with some minor changes because I'm too tired to think clearly. Come back at a later time and check it if you value my opinion.