Kimimaro was stronger in ability but in an actual fight, Kabuto could defeat him. It's Kabuto's brain that makes him deadly.
He'd play dirty and target Kimimaro's weak point. His chakra scalpel is much sharper than his bones, that defense doesn't mean anything when you literally have chakra splitters for arms. Not to mention Kabuto can go underground, cut the important tendons and nerves in his body whilst ALSO BEING ON KAKASHI LEVEL OF SKILL, he could reduce Kimimaro to a quivering mess. Not to say Kimimaro wouldn't be a good challenge though, Kabuto would get pretty injured.
Kimimaro was stronger in ability but in an actual fight, Kabuto could defeat him. It's Kabuto's brain that makes him deadly.
He'd play dirty and target Kimimaro's weak point. His chakra scalpel is much sharper than his bones, that defense doesn't mean anything when you literally have chakra splitters for arms. Not to mention Kabuto can go underground, cut the important tendons and nerves in his body whilst ALSO BEING ON KAKASHI LEVEL OF SKILL, he could reduce Kimimaro to a quivering mess. Not to say Kimimaro wouldn't be a good challenge though, Kabuto would get pretty injured.
lol he kept up with tsunade, beat the dogshit out of a jounin. do you think genin naruto > tsunade and shizune? kabuto was weakened and still won. naruto fell first. any referee would declare kabuto the winner because of thatAn kabuto was super weak in part 1 he got beat by genin naruto.