Raikage is To Limited of a Shinobi to Be the Strongest

[DROP DEAD]

Its Simple, while Raikage many be incredibly in Speed,
Strength, and Taijutsu and i might even go as far as
saying that Raikage is the most skilled Close Combat
Taijutsu fighter we have seen so far in the manga he
lacks far to many other Abilities to be the Strongest
Kage.
What i mean by this is Raikage has no Mid-Long Range
Ninjutsu , meaning he is a strictly close combat fighter.
Now one can say he has these, but we just haven't seen
them yet, however if so he is incredibly retarded to not
have at least tried them against Sasuke, instead of right
away punching his fist through the flames of Ameretsu.
Which would also speak towards his limited nature in
terms of Intelligence and how he would perform if he
faced and intelligent strategist.
Raikage also has no Detection Technique or Tracking
Technique of any kind to locate the enemy(Why he
keeps Chi Around) which leaves him incredibly limited
against Stealth Enemies.
Raikage also doesn't have any Attack that Isn't Straight
forward or capable of tricking the enemy, for Example: A
mental Attack like Genjutsu, An Attack Designed to Trick
the Enemy like Taijuu Kage Bushin, or Hidden Poision
like Sasori's Puppets. All of his Attacks are Straight
forward and thus incredibly easy to predict and defend
against.
One May say that this isn't a Big deal, but it really is.
How would Raikage beat Orochimaru when he can leech
all creation and Raikage has no way to detect his
location, how can he beat just Animal Realm when the
Chameleon Summon Turns invisible and he has no way
to find its location, how could he beat Naruto if he used
a Smoke Screen and he had no way to attack him.
How Could he beat any Enemy capable of flight like
Dedaria, Garaa, Deva Realm, Animal Realm, and hell Even
Against Sai(if sai took flight) the best he could hope for
is a Draw since he has no Attack that could reach him
on the ink bird.
I Really doubt that such a limited shinobi would be
considered as the Strongest Kage of the 5 Great Nations.
Don't Get me Wrong Raikage is incredibly Strong and
Fighting him in Close Combat is pretty much assured
death except for a a select few characters, but on the
reverse end of this equation Raikage could get ****ed
over by far weaker enemies just because he is so dam
limited.

 

[Amaimon]

Yeah Ay is a tad iffy as far as variety goes.

 

[Gold Lightning]

Third Raikage is a legend

 

[Conspirator.]

The 4th Raikage(I hope you are talking about him) is a one dimension fighter who has the mentality of thug who rarely uses strategy. Hell, his foolishness is the reason he lost his arm. If he had been more patient, he might have been able to outlast sasuke.(as he only had MS at the time.) The 3rd raikage is more versatile though, as he has black lightning for mid range/long range attacks.

 

[magicman420]

he became Raikage due to birth right not skill im not saying he isn't skilled because he certianly has speed and strength but his raikage position itself was handed to him after his predecessors death

 

[End of Days]

limited nature in terms of Intelligence

false, as he was enraged against sasuke because he thought his brother had been killed

when he is not blood thirsty, he is pretty calm and analytical

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How Could he beat any Enemy capable of flight

He can reach any airborne opponent

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[XxLapizxLazulixX]

Ay is often underrated.
can he kill in one blow, move at lightning speed, incredible endurance and tolerance to pain. I believe it is safe to assume that he also inherited his father's Black Lightning Jutsu.
In order to be a respected Kage, he needs to also have great intellect as well. He may not be the smartest out of the kage, but it dosent mean he is an idiot either.
He has Darui and Shi to make up for any lack of skill, Shi is a sensor, so he can sense any nearby danger, and Darui is there for extra support and backup. He does call them his right and left hand afterall. He is a good example to show that you cant do everything on your own all the time. Yea, Raikage isnt as diverse as alot of the other kage, but he can still hold his own.

 

[Goetia]

This is the main reason I don't like any of the Raikage. Their fighting technique and style is just too taijutsu oriented and brute-force based. They lack much variation in techniques, but therein lies the beauty of their style, they can absolutely annihilate the opponent.

 

[Draegod]

So you need long/mid range attacks to be considered "Strong"? Even though he moves faster then almost any attack ever shown? Hmmmm That's that Noob logic at it's finest! haha Just because you do not like him doesn't make him weak. Minato is Rasengan and FTg not a single long/mid range attack. Gai is Taijutsu just like Aye, Tsunade aswell along with a bunch of others. If you mastered 1 form of combat why would you need to use others when this one form Wins it for you?

 

[Goddess Tsunade]

He may not be the strongest but he's strong enough to be the leader of one village...

 

[Tobi98]

Yeah but still a ****ing beast tho

 

[RicardoA]

Why would he need long-ranged attacks when he can move in the blink of an eye and KO his opponents with a super strong punch? Who needs versatility when he can get on his opponents face and wreck everything with the same trick?
Its boring, i know, but its how Kishi created him xD
Also,he didn't lose one arm to Sasuke because he's reckless, he thought Bee died at the hands of Sasuke and was determined to kill him at all costs. Mifune made a comment on that when he chose him to be the leader of the Alliance.

 

[ShiroT]

Why would he need long-ranged attacks when he can move in the blink of an eye and KO his opponents with a super strong punch? Who needs versatility when he can get on his opponents face and wreck everything with the same trick?
Its boring, i know, but its how Kishi created him xD
Also,he didn't lose one arm to Sasuke because he's reckless, he thought Bee died at the hands of Sasuke and was determined to kill him at all costs. Mifune made a comment on that when he chose him to be the leader of the Alliance.

this and he can make up for mid-long range but closing the distance and beating the opponents face in

 

[Xāvî1]

Third Raikage is a legend

you mean the one who got soloed by the rasengan?

 

[Amaterasuice]

I realized your status is a Black Veil Brides song.

Anyway, as the current five kage, I put Ay at number 4.