Is Madara's performance as of late underwhelming or is he holding back?

[Sageflash]

You know, Gai seems to be giving Madara the business right now.

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You can tell by his face and clothes he's been taking a beating. Then there's this, "Next issue: Gai's final technique eventually pierces Madara...?!" so Gai isn't done and he still has a trump card left.

I find it curious that a Juubi jinchuuriki with Sage Mode and Rinnegan is matched by 8 Gates. With Naruto and Sasuke's incoming power, they shouldn't have much trouble with it. Not to mention the fact that Madara spit up the Sage's tools, he was outsmarted and outsped by double Kamui action, and Obito ripped a piece of his power off neg diff.

What do you think? Underwhelming or no?

 

[Grammar Nazi]

Guy needs his screen time before going away. However, only Naruto and Sasuke will defeat Madara so he'd get serious by then

p.s Madara enjoys getting pummelled I doubt he's even putting his guards up

 

[Rohan]

He has yet to get his Left Rinnegan, Dattebayo!

 

[Dantee]

Well I think Madara is now pretty handicapped power wise. He lost the ninetails, and parts of the eight tails and another tailed beast. He only has 1 rinnegan as well. Naruto and Sasuke won't have a problem matching him now.

 

[Lord Tywin]

Or maybe you can give gai some credit for pushing madara that much

 

[Raekwon26]

He's just chilling, letting Guy have his screen time and enjoying himself.

If he really wanted to, they'd be dead by now.

 

[LeSauce]

I do think it's extremely underwhelming , guys supposed to be the strongest being ever man.

I don't dislike gai, but to have him beating the shit out of a guy who's supposed to be much stronger than everyone else.

It really downgrades the power of the sage and decreases the feeling of fear that we're supposed to get when watching Madara.

Not to mwntion that it's going to lessen Naruto and sasuke's achievement.

 

[Bronze]

Its sad how people think Naruto and Sasuke will beat Madara easily. The latter is enjoying the pain, one of his personality. If he really wants to destroy the whole world, he can do it in seconds.

 

[Sageflash]

Or maybe you can give gai some credit for pushing madara that much

Don't misconstrue my intentions. I'm by no means discrediting Gai, he's been most impressive.

But that one technique, Eight Gates, put you on a level with the Juubi jinchuuriki, the be all, end all of the NV, who also has Rinnegan mastery AND God of Shinobi's Sage Mode... it's just curious. Especially considering his debut was him dropping meteors neg diff. I feel he could be more imposing, is all. Madara started off great, but he's been in slow decline since becoming the Juubi jin imo.

 

[LeSauce]

Hopefully Shendu is correcr, because right now, Gai is making Madara his *****

 

[OWanime]

madara is definitely under performing xd I think he can't do any black chakra things anymore and susanoo would take too long to stabilize, but he shouldn't be stuggling if he was actually trying xd he will really start fighting when naruto and sasuke come back

 

[End of Days]

he tried to hide in a cocoon

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at this point its just embarassing

 

[paratise]

Why people can't deal with the fact that Gai is actually giving fight..?

He compared him to Hashirama at some point. 8th gate is said to be strong about 600 chapters before, i don't see the fact that Gai being able to keep up a fight of him is not underwhelming regarding to Madara's power.

 

[yellowxflash]

kishi is giving gai some screen time

 

[~Sky~]

Why people can't deal with the fact that Gai is actually giving fight..?

He compared him to Hashirama at some point. 8th gate is said to be strong about 600 chapters before, i don't see the fact that Gai being able to keep up a fight of him is not underwhelming regarding to Madara's power.

^ This.

How about, instead of saying Madara is weak, we just accept the strength of the 8th Gate?

Madara defeated literally everyone else he has fought so far with utmost ease.