but but but.. Kishi said they were equals..
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Dude Kishi called you a liar.. You going to take that
Kishimoto wrote the manga, where every parralel that Naruto/Sasuke are created after, always had the person that Naruto is supposed to be as the stronger one.
Hiruzen/Danzo = Hiruzen stronger
Hashirama/Madara = Hashirama stronger
Obito/Kakashi = Obito stronger
Ashura/Indra = Ashura stronger
Hagoromo/Hamura = Hagoromo stronger
^^^^^ Kishimoto is the guy responsible for these
Naruto/Sasuke = Naruto stronger
The sheer difference between Hashi/Madara and Naruto/Sasuke is the fact that Naruto chose to not kill Sasuke, where as Hashirama killed Madara. Had Naruto chosen he could've ended Sasuke, it was Naruto's choice of not ending him that contributes to him being the "Savior" and what not.