Demonic Phoenix
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Originally posted by TheAuraAngel
I'm loling over the Naruto wankage in here. He defeated 5 S-Rank Ninja! I'll just ignore the fact that one of these ninja was defeated by a genin before Naruto even showed up.Naruto lost and would have been caught it Hinata hadn't intervened. He took down the majority of his opponents, including Deva Path, because of knowledge he had gathered before hand.
A genin that happens to be a Sarutobi. estahuh
The Asura was defeated via a cheapshot (Naruto suddenly attacking it while it was going after Tsunade). While it was a very impressive speed feat, it was still a cheap-shot.
He destroyed the Human Path with the Rasenshuriken. Fair.
The Animal Path got taken out via a distraction, but the whole thing was Pa's idea.
He used a complex diversion to destroy the Naraka Path, which I must admit was pretty awesome. Fair.
It's worth noting that had Deva's powers not suddenly returned, he could have been taken out by this diversion as well.
Initially, he beat the Preta Path with a punch after learning that it could absorb ninjutsu. He was later apprehended by the Preta Path thanks to one simple Banshou Ten'in, but he finally destroyed it by being smart and drawing in Natural Energy. Fair.
Deva got taken out after Nagato had just used Chibaku Tensei, along with a host of other jutsu.
So yeah, at least 3 of the 6 bodies were taken out fairly by Naruto. However, he did have prior knowledge of their abilities thanks to Katsuyu, and the help of the Boss & Elder Toads. He also needed their help for summoning his clones. Finally, Deva couldn't even use his powers, and I'm certain that if he could have used his powers from the start, Naruto would never have been able to take out most of those bodies. A Banshou Ten'in is what got him in the arms of the Preta Path in the first place.
Now, if he had to figure everything out like Jiraiya did, he'd have lost easily IMO.
Originally posted by Q99
Individually, I'd say most of the non-Deva ones were more like A-class. Very powerful in their specialities but their specialities were all they had.
Their base stats should also be pretty good, but I doubt it is in a higher class than the Jounins.
IMO, the Asura & Animal Paths might be A+, thanks in part to the Asura's wide assortment of weapons, and the Animal's variety & number of summons that just focused on beating down the opponent. The other three weren't as battle offensive as these two, but the Naraka Path and the Preta Path both had excellent support abilities, so A is fine for them. The Human Path was the one Nagato sacrificed for his Animal Path, so it could be the one he values the least, at least in battle.
But yeah, they certainly are not S rank ninjas. Deva was the only S-rank among them, and he kept up with Sage Mode Naruto.