Wasn't talking about MS Sasuke. That point was towards 3 Tomoe Sasuke and Zetsu said it right.This same Zetsu never even seen MS Sasuke in combat. Sasuke never used Enron nor Susano'o at that point either.
Maybe, but what he said in regards to Naruto being stronger than 3 Tomoe Sasuke still holds true.Plus despite watching the battle and seeing Naruto get help, Zetsu lied and Naruto defeated Pain alone. This implies he was trolling Sasuke to get a reaction.
Naruto knew Sasuke would achieve greater strength and vice versa, which is why Naruto accepted his fate as a Jinchuriki and Sasuke had Obito transplant Itachi's eyes to gain EMS.Nonetheless, as i pointed out already, when Naruto heard what happened at the Summit then faced Sasuke himself he stated that he needs the Kyuubi-s chakra to fight him.
At Orochimaru's hideout Naruto wasn't at 100% nor was his heart in it, so that isn't a very good example. He can definitely create a diversion via clones while one of them gathers NE and the rest is history.His clone usage is very limited when undergoing Sage Mode. The chances of him being able to enter SM is slim. At Orochimaru's hideout Sasuke immediately shut Naruto down when he was going Kyuubi. So him trying to gather Nature energy will be very suspicious.
Thing is, RS isn't even needed against Hebi Sasuke. Chidori Stream isn't doing a thing, because Naruto will sense and dodge accordingly. Also :lol @ calling Frog Kata fodder, when it's basically one of the most broken CQC styles there is. The second Sasuke engages in CQC it's over, Naruto doesn't even need to connect, to hit him. Can Sasuke use Chidori Stream when Naruto gets really close? Sure but one of two things will happen, Naruto senses it and evades or Naruto gets hit by Chidori Stream and punches Sasuke via contact or no contact. If it's the latter, the damage Sasuke takes will be far greater than what Naruto receives.The facts are still present. RS needs to be thrown from a distance so the user isn't caught up in his own attack. Sasuke can easily dodge it. His chakra sight would allow him to notice the chakra consumption of RS and take advantage. RS is Naruto's only long range technique so all he would have left is close combat. Any close combat is halted with Chidori Stream so Frog Kata is fodder. Logically, Hebi Sasuke wins in most scenarios, if not all.
Hebi Sasuke most definitely takes the L. His chances are slim against SM Naruto.
At that point in my post, I'm referring to Overall.Not pre-war.
Which is why I said Overall SM is superior to MS. I wasn't referring to a certain stage in the series(like Pain Arc).SM is more useful yes, but superior in power at that stage in the series? No. And like i said, at most he would need to use it to block RS if he for some reason doesn't evade even though he's quick enough in base alone, plus has the Sharingan's precognition.