....since when does a person have to defeat a kage level opponent in order to be considered Kage level? The majority of kages and people considered kage level have never solo'd kages, the definition of kage level is on the level of a kage. The clones were portrayed at such a level as one was sent to deal with sandaime raikage while gaara and oonoki were sent to take on troll. Even when the clone reverted to base, it was still fighting at the kage level demonstrated by it pulling as much weight as oonoki and gaara against edo madara, and rubber gai saving the base clone instead of any of the other alliance members. IF you want to talk about feats, the clone has landed a rasenshuriken on someone as fast as sandaime raikage w/o any help, it has the same stone crushing chakra arms as the original and is durable enough to take zero damage from attacks that would cut normal shinobi's arms off.The 5 Kage win. Narutos clones are fodder food. Dunno why people always say they're Kage level, it's fact that Narutos KCM clones were all heavily supported. Not once did his clones fight any Kage level opponents singlehandedly.
Against Mu, Gaara helped him land that blow
Against 3rd Raikage, his clone was saved from death twice by Dodai. Then received Intel from Gyuki
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the clones have the ability to use multiple kcm rasenshurikens and can even use bijuurasengan, there's no argument for them lacking a final blow. Naruto was able to fight on par with edo itachi after making 13 clones, the naruto in this thread starts off with over double that naruto's chakra reserves and has kurama constantly replenishing his chakra reserves as the fight goes on. Chakra is not an issue.In a battle against multiple powerful opponents without support or back up, they merely act as distractions and make for some extra supports, allow feints and to add for more combinations. However they lack a final blow and only separate chakra (something Naruto will really need against the 5 Kage).
...so base clones being unable to land a finishing blow against edo madara + rinnegan obito + the juubi = kcm clones not being able to defeat a kage 1 vs 1. Seems legit.As Kakashi already explained that clones won't work in such situations-You must be registered for see links
He didn't use clones against the edo jinchurikis because he couldn't. After splitting his chakra among the 13 he made prior and fighting nagato + itachi his chakra levels were at a point where he couldn't make another kcm clone, which is why whenWhy didn't Naruto use clones against the Edo Jinchuuriki? Because without anyone to support those clones, they become fodder. See what black Zetsu did to a Naruto clone, sent him running into a tree. Would've been wiped out by the Jinchuuriki. The 5 Kage took on edo Madara who is >>>>>>>>>>> KCM Naruto. So not sure why they're being underestimated.
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I don't understand what the five kage taking on edo madara has to do with anything. They got utterly stomped by a madara who wasn't even serious. Put konohomaru against madara, he'll get thrashed too, doesn't mean konohomaru > KCM Naruto or his clones.
I also don't understand how black zetsu sending a clone into a tree means anything. Mei is a kage right? She + choujurou + an armada of jounins combined couldn't even beat black zetsu, so why does someone as strong as that not even beating the clone = anything?
Ei 'manhandling' opponents who aren't even serious and don't even want to fight him means nothing about how he would fair against him in an actual fight. Base bee blew V2 Ei into the ground, when naruto got serious he pulled a minato against Ei's fastest punch. And we've seen that in an actual fight, KCM naruto's clones can very well land nukes on people as fast as Ei.Ay alone was manhandling KCM Naruto and Bee at the same time. Naruto barely avoided his speed once. Ohnoki makes him lighter and then Ay gives Naruto hell. And honestly just Ay and Ohnoki is enough, adding the other 3 is overkill. Dunno why people think KCM is on edo Madara level where he can be taking on the 5 Kage. Narutos shadow clones are overrated in combat, they aren't offensively threatening to Kage levels. Each of the Kage fought 5 Susanoo clones (wood clones, much better than shadow clones). So why wouldn't they be able to combat KCM clones just fine?
Naruto has taken stronger hits than Ei can dish out to the face with minimal damage, if oonoki makes Ei lighter, Ei becomes a non-factor. If oonoki wants to backpack Ei, naruto just clashes a rasenshuriken with Ei's fist instead of trying to dodge, or uses clones in order to feint the duo and end them while they are heavy.
The bolded proves you need to read the manga. These clones can put down the likes of muu with their weaker attacks, can land KCM rasenshuriken against people as fast as sandaime raikage. The only reason the gokage lasted so long against the susanoo were because madara was toying with them. If they were up against KCM clones instead of susanoo clones, oonoki, mei, gaara and tsunade get taken out in moments since none of them are faster than sandaime raikage nor have the durability to tank a guided rasenshuriken. Ei is the only one who might be able to avoid 1 rasenshuriken, highly doubtful he'll avoid 5 of them.
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