[VS] Skill vs Power

[wildstorm]

Ok guys, I was wondering which 3 ninjas would form the best 3 man team.....
In terms of skill/intelligence it should be itachi,minato & oruchimaru......
They all are born prodigies, highly intelligent & highly skilled.....
If we see pure strength & power, no one can beat Madara, Hashirama & Nagato
So which team will outperform the other ?

 

[pateuvasiliu]

skill - Minato
Intelligence - Shikaku
Strength - Hashirama

 

[RicardoA]

For me its like, Power:60 and Skill:40. If the power is too overwhelming there's no skill that can make up for it, but of course weaker foes who use skill and their brains can overcome stronger opponents who have more raw power as long as its balanced, Shikamaru shows that every time we see him in action.
The best 3 man team for me would be:
Power - Hashirama
Intelligence - Shikaku
Skill - probably Orochimaru, his research is insane, i mean, undoing Reaper Death Seal, wtf?

 

[TheTailedSage]

Skill is mostly what's important, a prime example is shikamaru vs hidan, because hidan isn't so brainly shkiamaru got the better of him and thought steps ahead of hidan

A prime example of someone who had power but was ruled by arrogance and maybe lack of brains at the time is MS sasuke. He invaded kage submit and almost got owned if it wasn't gaara who blocked Ays finishing blow for sasuke

So skill/analysis is key

 

[Lilt]

In this sort of environment (versus threads) power wins out, but if the fight were actually written by Kishimoto in the manga, I think skill would take precedent. However, there is also a balance. While it's true that I wouldn't call Nagato as skilled as Itachi or Minato, he's still very skilled, and has more powerful jutsu. I believe that Itachi or Minato would defeat him in Kishimoto's mind, but in terms of inductive reasoning, Nagato has better odds. Madara and especially Hashirama are complete monsters though, and like Nagato, they're very skilled, but not quite as skilled as the author's golden boys.