I've always thought it was obvious that stat totals and whatnot are not meant to be a direct "power level" so to speak. They exist only to display/compare a character’s strengths and weaknesses in various areas. Comparing two character's databook stats will result in an inaccurate judgement of power. Some of you may disagree with that statement, but ask yourself this: Do you truly believe Kurenai has Itachi level genjutsu since both have 5's in that area? Not to mention Asuma and Kisame have the same stat total, so they equally matched? I think not. Sorry, I encountered some ignorance earlier and I just wanted to put this out there.