What is needed for Naruto to become mightier than the Rikudou Sennin?

[Kadmos1]

Other than being the main character and the maiin* chosen one to bring about peace/save the world, (another factor might be that he's a jinchuuriki may account for it), why do you think the Narutoverse has Naruto being the only hero that would be worthy enough to possibly surpass the Rikudou Sennin?

Also, without the Rinnegan (which Naruto may/may not get), what is needed for Naruto to become mightier than the Rikudou Sennin other defeating the Juubi like the Sage did?


*In my "Was Nagato supposed to another prosephied child?", Makoto says

The toad sage said that Naruto and Nagato were both the children of prophecy. Nagato could've used the Rinnegan for a better purpose, using his mighty power to bring peace instead of ruin. He had the most powerful doujutsu and lineage of both Uzumaki and Senju. Quite literally, his power would've reached Rikudou Sennin levels if he had kept practicing his power more and more, mastering more jutsu and completely mastering the Rinnegan. If sharingan can only copy non-kekkei genkai because you can't master elements, the Rinnegan already can master elements. With mastered elements comes the ability to mix the two together, therefore Nagato could've potentially used kekkei genkai aside from the Rinnegan. Yes, he would've been overpowered, but then again, his goal was never to achieve greater power, it was to bring peace.

I notice that some of the strongest characters like Nagato and Itachi have one thing in common, their desire to protect their loved ones and I think that's what gives them great power. Nagato wanted world peace and protecting his friends, he utilized the Rinnegan better than Obito and Madara as far as we've seen, and Itachi looked up to Shisui, the greatest genjutsu user of the Uchiha clan, so much that it's no surprise Itachi is extremely skilled with Tsukuyomi."

 

[Cursed Prince]

A rinnegan? Sealing? Skills? And some other stuff Im forgetting

 

[KcMSean]

sage soloed juubi. naruto can't surpass that

 

[Rami105]

nope never in a million years

 

[Erin]

Nothing he could possibly obtain would ever make him as strong as the sage.


For example, lets say that Chou Shinra Tensei and Chibaku Tensei have a direct correlation with the users power.


Nagato was able to make a gigantic rock with his Chibaku tensei, lets say it was about 40,000 tons.

The moon that the sage created is 81,000,000,000 tons.

Now if they correlate in the same way, this means that the sages Chou Shinra Tensei would be 2,025,000 times more powerful than nagato's. Though I'm sure he wasn't able to use it with such overwhelming power, it just shows the difference in Nagato and the sages power. The sage being able to create something 2,025,000 times larger.

 

[ILikeBigYolos]

He needs to obtain SO6P and then steal all his Jutsu and chakra and pioop

 

[Crossroads]

It won't happen for too many reasons to list, sorry. :c

 

[Jarex]

Naruto may or may not surpass so6p it only kishi that knows the true answer to that

 

[Powermill]

Devine power.

 

[Rokudaime Hokage Naruto]

Rinnegan + Juubi jinchuriki

 

[Kadmos1]

If Naruto is to stop the Juubi permanently, I think that would mean he would have to kill it (not seal it but eradicate its existence). By this logic, he would have to surpass the Sage because the Sage acting as a Jinchuuriki wasn't enough to stop the Juubi and thus he had to seal it away.

 

[Regulus]

He has to end the chain of hatred. Rikudou Sennin despite his best efforts wasn't able to end it.

 

[Thorium]

Oh, you know, just the power to create things from your imagination.