According to a lot of folks in the base Gai is faster than Minato and Tobirama in 7th gate.. only issue is.. hes really not. And folks are acting like 7th Gate Gai showed some super duper speed that put him automatically above Tobirama and Minato.. well thats a big misconception.. He technically is faster than them... and then he isn't.
Tobirama and Minato from the start were never on Gai's level as far as body speed goes.. anyone who claims they were is wrong. They are physically inferior. Despite both being drastically faster than 6th gate gai in travel speed via shunshin.. they can't replicate this:You must be registered for see images
The most used scan to claim Gai is faster than Minato:
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^^^ I'm not gonna get into the plain out difference in those scenarios, should be visible to most.
- Gai pops up in front of Madara with crazy speed, while madara is in the little cover positon ( arm in front of your face and squinting to see through a bright light/explosion like Kakashi/Minato/Gaara were).
- Minato pops up in front of Madara with FTG speed , while Madara standing perfectly fine.
- Gai then proceeds to use his non-matched taijutsu skills with the enhanced speed he already had, which Minato wasn't on the level of even with Gai in only 6th gate or 5th gate
- Minato once he pops up with FTG in front of Madara has nowhere near the striking speed of someone like Gai, had no explosivness << nowhere near the same level as taijutsu of Gai.
^^^^^^^^^ the above was the difference in taijutsu skills... just like how in the battle the word "taijutsu" is emphasized over and over..The same word that has never been used for Minato or Tobirama in the entire manga.
When it comes to speed of Traveling and using speed skills like FTG.. Minato is still superior to Gai. Gai is simply better in Taijutsu.
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So if Gai is faster than Minato, due to his taijutsu skills and striking speed.. then he doesn't even need the 7th gate for that... he shits on Tobirama/Minato's striking speed in the 6th gate. But no clue why people use the reference of him displaying his taijutsu skills.
Somebody with who is skilled in fighting and can go to 100mph in speed , not just foot but physically.. will seem faster in a fight, compared to a guy who can only go 120 mph in simply distance speed. Sure the guy with 120 mph can approach the enemy faster.. but he doesn't have anywhere near the striking speed of the other guy to give a challenge..
Except that you are using alive Gai who has access to his full skills and capabilities while using Edo forms of Minato and Tobirama who stats are lower than when they are alive. The scan of Gai using that fire attack is a taijutsu move, it might use speed but it's more taijutsu skill and it can be used by Minato or Tobirama if they chose to learn it. Revived Madara (who was said to have his old power aka EMS Madara's) used Shunshin fast enough to actually knock SM Naruto (not at full strength) away while a Adam clone was able to dodge Edo 3rd Raikage). Shunshin (which is what Lee and Gai uses to increase their speed) determines their speed and distance by how much chakra they use, Jinchuurikis are going to have more chakra and some ninjas with large reserves can too.
Minato's Shunshin is so fast that he went from where Obito and Rin were all the way to where Kakashi speed blitz too a good amount of distance away in seconds, marked the guy and returned to Obito and Rin. His speed, even as an Edo, was fast enough to out run all Edo Hokages, mark the whole battlefield, and save the alliance. Also your example of Edo SM Minato attacking speed not being fast, Senjutsu awakens the body as Pa toad put it but Edo Minato's body isn't alive plus he had his chakra absorbed a few minutes before that so its not like he could use top notch Shunshin.
SM Minato is much faster than Gai, Senjutsu enhances all of your body's capabilities so it will increase Minato's speed to the same level it does his physical strength plus SM Minato using Shunshin would be far stronger since Senjutsu makes all ninjutsus, genjutsus, and taijutsus stronger and SM increases Minato's reserves even more so he can use even more chakra as well. Minato only said SM doesn't last long and takes time to mold the chakra which is exactly the same thing Naruto had to deal with in Pein arc which made Naruto call SM useless. 8th gate is more power than speed.
Edo Tobirama already called Edo Minato Shunshin faster than his but I still put Tobirama faster than Gai since he has more chakra to focus in his Shunshin.
