I said that Madara's close to infinite chakra reserves and his immortality neutralize his significant disadvantages against Sasuke. That could hold him equal to Rinnegan Sasuke in a battle since Sasuke's superior attacks would go void for the most part. Going by feats, Madara is going to get completely owned by Sasuke. But factor in large chakra reserves to go with his jutsus to keep up with Sasuke to some extent and his immortality to endure Sasuke's attacks to some extent, it makes up for his drawbacks.
Why would they go void? You just keep saying that his superior chakra reserves and immortality somehow make a difference, can you give me an example? How would they even begin to make a difference when Sasuke can counter anything in his arsenal and Madara's already proven to be unable to keep up with him? More chakra in the attacks with just one Rinnegan doesn't amount to much as they can't do anything to Sasuke anyway, immortality is seriously something I don't consider, seeing as how it's up to interpretation.
I know that immortality is speculative, and immortality alone is not a decisive component. But Madara w/ one Rinnegan isn't a complete fodder or a little kid who just has immortality. He still has his offenses and defenses even if they're not comparable or as powerful as Sasuke's, but they're not completely useless as well. He's got watered down eye powers but still got the body powers of a JJ i.e. robust strength, extreme speed, durability, regeneration, jutsus powered by senjutsu. All that do account for something if not exactly rivaling Sasuke's powers. He can evade Sasuke's attacks and prepare some counters. It's not like he's absolutely helpless and lame. You're underestimating him too much.
No offense (really), but this is literally just another generic argument listing some make-belief reasons without any concrete evidence or examples backing it up. It's like me saying that Sasuke is strong, fast, smart, versatile, but that still won't mean he doesn't get low-diffed by Kaguya. Yeah, 1R JJ Madara is strong, nobody's denying that fact - still, the fact remains that Sasuke with his 3 minute Rinnegan was forcing him to retreat and power-up. They are most definitely not on the same level, feat or hype-wise.
The Demon Hawk said:
He cannot fight on par with Sasuke, but he can definitely hold up against Sasuke, if you know what I mean. That makes him equivalent to Sasuke in some sense.
The first sentence is true, the second sentence is very wrong. It doesn't make him equivalent to someone superior if he can just put up a fight before going down. I don't see Adult Sasuke taking this with more than mid difficulty, unless you want to tell me how exactly can Madara use his superior chakra and immortality to even it up.
The Demon Hawk said:
Firstly, you're only crediting Madara for the feats he displayed, which is unfair. He could obviously do SIGNIFICANTLY more than what he did. And "by feats" refers to what he is capable of (his physical capabilities, chakra, jutsus and everything up his sleeves), not just what he displayed, or those powers which can't be countered.
Lol, that's not true. I'm accounting Madara's hypothetical powers as well. It's in my second post, where I explain how every significant offense move of his gets countered, and you even agree on all my points. What exactly does he have that Sasuke can't counter?
The Demon Hawk said:
Also, you say "JJ Madara w/ double Rinnegan = Sasuke" is wrong if referring to Adult Sasuke specifically.
You might want to read that part of my post again, since you interpreted exactly the opposite of what I wrote. ''Unless'' =/= ''if''.
The Demon Hawk said:
Otherwise, it would be wrong, because JJ Madara w/ dual Rinnegan is superior to War Arc Sasuke by feats.
Nope. VoTE Sasuke is at least equal to him in feats, he's above him in reality. With assumed powers, DR JJ Madara is either equal or above him.
The Demon Hawk said:
He can do nearly everything that War Arc Sasuke can do and more.
You were talking about feats, now you're saying how he
can do what Sasuke can. Even though he hasn't displayed it. Even though that's what a feat is.
The Demon Hawk said:
He can still use Susanoo so that also parallels Sasuke's Susanoo i.e. his major MS/EMS power.
BPS is at least a tier above Madara's speculative PS. Don't even know why I'm stating this, it should be common sense.
The Demon Hawk said:
He has the Six Paths Senjutsu which rivals Naruto's similar modes in all departments, strength, speed, durability, stamina etc all greater than Sasuke (I've mixed opinions about speed though). TSBs, Juubidamas. Plus, he has Mokuton which he never used and on it's own it is very OP.
Madara's TTCS (Ten-Tails Coffin Seal) is not on the same level as Naruto's RSM, not even close. It's like saying Madara's Rinnegan = Sasuke's. Naruto and Sasuke received their powers directly from Hagoromo, and are each superior to their counterpart that Madara uses. The only reason why DR JJ Madara can keep up and is probably superior to Naruto/Sasuke is because he embodies both of the weaker versions of the Body (RSM) and the Eyes (Rinnegan) at the same time. He'll get stomped if he fights Naruto with just his RSM, or if he fights Sasuke with just his Rinnegans. Already countered the TSB and Juubidama part. Mokuten gets shredded or lit up with Amaterasu, and is barely a factor anyway, since Sasuke can fly.
The Demon Hawk said:
This is an impressive and dominant number of feats and puts Madara safely ABOVE both Naruto and Sasuke by feats (individual feats of course), unless you say that all the additional feats that Madara possesses (@italicized) are completely negligible compared to Sasuke's slightly superior powers which, by the way, Madara already has.
I don't even know which Madara you're talking about anymore, but it doesn't matter - no version of Madara is above VoTE 2 Naruto and Sasuke by feats, unless you somehow think CT satellites, 4 Limbo clones and IT are above what Naruto and Sasuke showed in their battle.
The Demon Hawk said:
JJ Madara w/ double Rinnegans is clearly superior to War Arc Sasuke no matter how you see it.
He's superior by hype and speculative powers, not by feats.
The Demon Hawk said:
Sasuke was no match for Madara alone if Madara used his full powers.
Lol, ''was'' and ''if'' don't go well in a sentence. Sasuke would only be bested (arguably) by Madara using his full power if we're talking about DR JJ Madara. Any lower version doesn't stand a chance, and I'm not debating this any further, unless - again - you tell me
specifically how he can win.
The Demon Hawk said:
And yes, Sasuke can counter Madara's attacks, but so can Madara counter every Sasuke's attack. That doesn't necessarily make him superior by feats.
I didn't see Madara countering Amenotejikara. I don't see Madara countering being turned into a CT core. I don't see Madara countering getting dumped in a different dimension. Again, I'm only debating for 1R JJ Madara.