Originally posted by NemeBro
1. He was there to kill them, not simply stall. And yeah he was not at full power. But indeed, without Gates Gai would have lost.2. Karin has not done shit yet, this is true. Neji beat Suigetsu? How do you figure? That would be quite a feat, hitting the chakra points of water. Suigetsu was also able to block the Eight Tailed chakra blast, a ridiculous feat. Jugo knocked Kirabi through several feet of stone in one quick hit and is also incredibly durable, taking a hit from Suigetsu's sword wielded by Kirabi with no scratch. I would say he can take Lee.
Hmm guess it was only Chiyo that says anything about it being stalling.
Suigetsu isn't always water, and he has no speed feats to make him even touch Neji. Even if he did go water, he'd still be blown away by Kaiten. At best it would be a stalemate. As for tanking Hachibi's blast, Neji's attacks are completely different. They have nothing to do with the durability of a person.
That's why I said Lee/Juugo is debatable. Lee has the speed to dodge Juugo and keep hitting him from every angle and wear Juugo down but Juugo has a big durability advantage. Though Lee has the gates if it really came down to that.
Or it could go, Neji beats Juugo, and Lee can stall Suigetsu and then Suigetsu isn't beating Neji, TenTen, and Lee.