Could Kabuto Beat Kakashi in Naruto Part 1?
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Could Kabuto beat Kakashi in Naruto part 1? Kakashi and Kabuto were always said to be around the same level in Naruto part 1, this started during the Naruto Chunin Exams when Kakashi vs Kabuto happened in the hospital as Kabuto threatened Sasuke. Kabuto vs Kakashi was short, they had a brief Taijutsu exchange, and Kabuto used his substitution jutsu to flee.
But what if Kabuto and Kakashi fought for real in Naruto part 1? Kakashi with his Raikiri and Sharingan, and Kabuto with his chakra scalpels and medical ninjutsu. Who would actually win? Let's analyze who would win this Naruto VS Battle looking at their feats in Naruto part 1, using Kakashi vs Zabuza, Kabuto vs Tsunade, Kakashi vs Itachi, and other fights.
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Could War Arc Kakashi beat War Arc Kabuto?
kabuto will break kakashi so badly its not even funny
If we are talking DMS. Kakashi wins
For every other version of war arc kakashi… kakashi loses
i’m liking all the new part1 attention 👍
Part one kakashi stomps Kabuto!!
Sage Kabuto DESTROYS war arc Kakashi!!
DMS Kakashi one taps Sage Kabuto!!
There's your answer ✌️
Depends on how you look at it, kakashi warps full 8 tails with some kyubi chakra. A lot earlier he warps deidara’s arm. He has the capability to warp high speed projectiles so, warping even a perfect sage isn’t out the question. Kakashi can win but if he fails once kabuto will most likely not allow him to try again.
So basically they are on the same level of competence as shinobi but not on the same combat ability.
Pretty similar based on tsunade fight. Kabuto has the edge to be honest
@@HC-gm4fothe sharingan is the edge here. Kakashi reasonably takes it
@@shida5320not to mention higher battle IQ that comes with the experience of fighting in a war. Kabuto puts up a great fight but ends up with his heart ripped out by lightning blade.
@@shida5320 plasma pill balances it out.
@@HC-gm4fo
That's such a cheap thing to say though. It kind of sounds like you're just biased towards Kabuto, regardless of the evidence that may denote him not being able to keep up with Kakashi.
He literally used the plasma pill against Tsunade. Yet, in the end, he still had to exploit her fear of blood to actually gain the edge against her. And she was significantly *weakened* in that moment, because of all her mental trauma.
That training scene also has Kakashi explicitly say that he's out of shape. It's not so much him training to get stronger as it is to get himself back into shape.
Yeah! After he left anbu he lost his edge and quite a lot of his power. I think that anbu captain Kakashi would slap Kabuto easily.
It's hard to maintain your killing intent while being a ninja academy instructor it's safe to say. He just had to return to his more cold anbu mindset and return to his peek physical shape.
@@PortCityBalrog Its not just that, he also had a lot of mental issues since he lost a lot of important people in his life. To deal with that, he adopted a more relaxed/lazy and goofy attitude and personality.
How tf could he be out of shape he's a jonin ninja and constantly on missions
@@primary2630 base / lazy / relaxed kakashi = jonin level
prime kakashi = anbu / below kage level
His performance may be good, but since he knows his limits (upper and lower) he can tell that he's out of shape
Considering that Kabuto’s healing powers let him endure a rasengan (a superior form of damage to the Chidori) and also tag Naruto with a chakra scalpel while his organs were being destroyed severing his chakra network, weaving punches from Tsunade, and easily defeating Shizune who is a Jonin. Yes he would absolutely give Kakashi a decent fight.
Yeah but it is kakashi's raikiri here, if he pierces kabutos heart is game over, and that shouldn't be too difficult
Part one kabuto was a beast
They have been shown to be equal based on Naruto and Sasuke fights. Raikiri if i recall is also a stronger version of chidori plus Naruto just learned the rasengan like that fight so who knows if it was full power.
@@Draconianoverlord55 I think if Kakashi could have killed Kabuto in 10 seconds, he...would have done it.
Orochimaru says they are same level, Jiraiya says so, in their brief exchanges they get protrayed as somewhat equal, so I think they are.
@@lukask954well you do make a good point but we also have to remember for the sake of an interesting story characters are hyped for no reason at all and survive situations they shouldn’t because of plot.
To be as unbiased as possible, it’s fair to say Kabuto can’t beat Kakashi. Kabuto is a medical genius, very intelligent and all, but there’s no reason he beats a combat genius. Like I may be smarter than (and this is likely not true) the worlds strongest man, but my vast literary knowledge would floor him with ease. That guy owns me in a fight (this is probably 110% true).
Biased opinion, there’s no Jutsu that Kabuto would have that early that Kakashi couldn’t copy or counter. (This is opinion and could be entirely wrong I don’t know Kabutos full kit, maybe he was able to resurrect Hokages when we first saw him and he just never did)
I'm mostly sure that Kakshi started training because of Orochimaru, not Kabuto. It seemed like Naruto or Sasuke are going to fight Kabuto at some point in the future, and Naruto did.
Yeah, Kakashi practically wet himself when Orochimaru was in front of him, but post-timeskip he was completely comfortable fighting Akatsuki members.
Yea it had nothing to do with Kabuto lol. It was about Sasuke and Orochimaru. Also the training doesn’t mean anything. It’s just a few panels and they are always training. It doesn’t mean he got a major boost from it. It’s just peering into his character from the author.
Kakashi should of trained Sasuke and Sakura both so they would be strong enough to take on orochimaru again.
@@flight_knight_Nah he got a huge boost from it > part 1 kakashi mentions that he has been slacking and not training (he was super depressed) team 7 kinda knocked him out of his funk & gave him a reason to train and grow stronger > which is why in part 2 kakashi is much more impressive. Kakashi stagnated HARD after Rin and obito’s death
It’s also really obvious when you watch the filler stuff with Anbu kakashi because scaling him up from that he should be way more impressive then we see in part 1
@@Est_1.997 That's an overstatement. It's not a massive boost. The specific scene of Kakashi training in part 1 is only referring to the difference in power at the start of part 1 to the end of part 1 (which isnt big either) because he also trains during the timeskip and that's his main training/growth. His training during the timeskip with MS would explain the difference in Part 1 and 2 (Even then its not massive until the war arc). He doesn't move up in tiers of power and stays relatively the same. In part 1 Kakashi can be measured vs Itachi where he gets one shot, then comes back and combos to stalemate a 30% clone of itachi. Minor improvement at best, minor fail at worst. In In part 1 Orochimaru is 2v1 vs Sanin. Kakashi had no chance vs Orochimaru in Part 1 and wouldnt in early part 2 either. (Pt 2 weakened Oro vs 4 tails, Jiraiya also faced that Naruto, Kakashi needs Yamato to supress Naruto, he stopped 2 tails tho) The rock climbing scene just shows he is more focused, not that he's "stronger" or "amped" just like when he fought Zabuza or Itachi. He lost the first encounters but came back more focused and improved and prepared. In terms of stats/jutsu the training scene doesnt mean anything. That's why after the timeskip we know he is stronger because he says he has a new jutsu and more stamina to use it. Even after the time skip he isnt massively "stronger" stat wise tho until the war arc when he fights Madara and Obito who are leagues above anyone else he has faced (except maybe itachi but he was sick).
I think Kabuto part 1 was super interesting. He simply got left behind. I wish there was fight between them even though they did set it up.
even that scuffle he had in the tenshi bridge arc he was still that annoying villain
They should of given him more to do since he comes back as a pretty big villain in the war arc. Like seeing him training and becoming a snake sage would of been cool.
I liked him in part one but he was heavily ignored and nerfed in shipudden until the war arc, should have had more screen time to properly build him up as a major threat.
I agree he was so cunning and slippery in part 1. Really an annoying character in a good way.
They are comparable but Kakashi wins by a fair amount
If only kakashi used all the jutsu he knows on screen more often.
Just rewatched Naruto part 1 for the 4th time and I just realize there are too many mentions on Kabuto being on pair with Kakashi... it was stated by both Orochimaru and Jiraya and Kabuto overwhelms Tsunade as well... honestly I finished it with the impression that yes, he is on pair with Kakashi and a battle between them would go about 50/50.
Knowing 1000 jitsus means knowing 75% of them are weak, 20% are situational and enemy or territory based, and you stuck with 5% of the meta, the most effective, most usefull, etc
@@joeblack5253 not to add kakashis chakra capacity is shit lmao
@@chad63it improves when he doesn’t have the sharingan anymore though
Kabuto was wasted potential. The guy spent way too long in the shadow of Orochimaru when he was definitely talented enough to accomplish much more on his own. I think Kabuto and Kakashi were equally talented but the main difference was that Kakashi's talent was noticed and nurtured from an early age.
Not true. Kabuto I'd far more talented than Kakashi if you factor in age. Kabuto was literally 16, while Kakashi was in his 30's. To be Kakashi level at 16 years old means you are a ridiculously strong prodigy
Kabuto was noticed by the root at a young age and used as a spy.
@@gotzmoneywayne8216yep. He was badly exploited by Danzo and later on Orochimaru. Never got to reach his full potential(naturally)
It seems like Kabuto was completely shafted after Naruto used his rasengan on him and returns in a big way in the war arc,it was almost like he died and then suddenly came back,it would have probably have made sense if he had a fake out death and then showed up again later.
@@gotzmoneywayne8216Kabuto was 19 at the beginning of part 1 and Kakashi was 27
I never saw Kabuto as that much of a threat to Kakashi in a fight. He is more of a sneaky spy kind of guy. Sure, he could put up a good fight until Kakashi gets serious.
There’s a good reason why Kabuto ran away in the hospital scene when he saw Kakashi. Even if they drawed or shit less say he won, he wouldnt leave unscathed. I feel like Jaraiya’s speech comparing Kabuto with Kakashi held very little weight. It was more for having Naruto think carefully before taking him on.
also jiraya doesnt really have many points of comparison to give naruto lol. probably the only person that comes to mind that jiraya and naruto both know.
I mean that body kabuto was controlling in the hospital wasn't even his own it was an anbu member be killed and reanimated
if Kabuto fought Kakashi, it would be a long fight and would attract other ninjas that would outnumbered Kabuto. which is the reason why Itachi didnt want to drag the fight any longer when he first came back to the village
I think the battle would be a lot closer than what you're giving it credit for. The win condition for Kabuto isn't a direct fight and quick kill, but rather to burn Kakashi out of stamina/chakra. He's smart enough to figure that out quickly enough in the fight too. He's shown that he's really good at the midrange, keeping others at bay and keeping himself from taking blows that are too lethal. So the question here is really about how long can Kabuto keep Kakashi at bay before either Kakashi figures out the game plan and creates a blitz strategy to defeat it, or he loses too much chakra to defend against any more tricks. Kabuto doesn't have to be as powerful, he just needs to be powerful enough.
Zabuxa tried something like that. Until Kakashi summoned his Ninja hounds to track and mobilize zabuza
Chances are Kakashi lets Kabuto ride it out to the end, and when Kabuto finally thinks he has the upper hand, he finds out he's been fighting a Shadow clone the whole time.
@@pliskenx51mm83
If they actually are on a comparable-level, that would be one heck of a gamble; because if that a attack after that fails or Kabuto sees through it, then might be over for Kakashi.
@@lakshaykochhar6799 idk about that. Kakashi has lead a couple dozen battles with shadow clones. Dont forget that he has his sharingan. We've never seen Kabuto go up against a sharingan user as he is here. When he fought itachi and sasuke he was already orochimaru 3.0 at that point but here he is far weaker so its coin toss if he is able to keep up with a sharingan user. No less than it being kakashi as well. Who is pretty much a master of it. Kakashi would also be able to see when Kabuto activates his scalpel and has the speed to dodge it.
Do you think kabuto would beat zabuza?
See I always thought that while Kakashi was strong at the beginning of Naruto, he was basically in a slump and out of practice. He had grown complacent and wasn't bothering to challenge himself anymore. It was his interactions with Team 7 and the looming threat of Orochimaru that lit a fire under his ass. I think in the panels you show of him training I think Kakashi even scolds himself for not being able to do that task easily. He had to open the first gate or something like that?
That's true. People don't pay much attention to detail.
He said it wasn’t as easy as it used to be. So good theory.
I think Kabuto was like Zabuza
Could put Kakashi in serious trouble
But he was clearly in disadvantage overall
I used to think Kabuto tried to kill Sasuke to prevent him from doing anything bad to Orochimaru in the future or out of jealousy because Orochimaru was crazy about him
I always was confused what side Kabuto was really on when he healed Sakura and Hinata,showed he wasn't completely evil until orochimaru was"killed" by Sasuke.
Yeah in part 1 of Naruto Kabuto was still a player who was on "his own" side. Heck, Orochimaru was fully aware of the fact that Kabuto MIGHT change his mind and try to kill him. So Kabuto trying to target Sasuke could have very well been "Yeah, I don't think I will be able to kill Orochimaru if he takes Sasuke's body, so maybe taking Sasuke out of the equation might be beneficial". But that plot thread was dropped later on and he just became Orochimaru's loyal subject
(Which btw, the fact that Kakashi was absolutely TERRIFIED of the prospect of fighting Orochimaru, while Kabuto was implied to still be undecided if he should help Orochimaru or kill him - is another point showcasing that at the time of writing Kabuto was intended to be a tough adversary for Kakashi)
@@RancorSnporochimaru laying in bed hands destroyed caughing blood and in need of meds struck the fear of god in kabuto what are you on about at least orochimaru wasn’t battered and beaten when he did the same to kakashi
I think they meant he is at "Base Kakashi" level (with no Sharingan)
I've always assumed the same
That make zero sense
Kakashi's sharing snacks is always on. He can't turn it off. So they meant sharingan Kakashi
@@gotzmoneywayne8216 I've always assumed Kakashi with the headband covering his sharingan
@saddiqga Unovering the sharigan doesn't affect his stats or anything like speed, as it's still active. Uncovering just affect his reactions and genguitsu
I think the fact that kabuto had to flee in the first fight already speaks volumes about the league difference between the two of them. I believe what shocked Kakashi about Kabuto, is that it wasn't just kabuto, he just nearly died against Zabuza, he met Haku, where if Haku was allowed to reach adult hood, would of most likely became way better than both him and zabuza who were near equals.
Kakashi spent such a large portion of his life being a uncontested top dog with the exclusion of a a small group of people he could count on his hand, that after running into such highly skliled young people, kakashi just had this "fuck i need to hit the gym again" life moment
I’m shocked that no one has mentioned this point, but kabuto also needed to use a ninja food pill to fight tsunade as proficiently as he did. Which kinda emphasises even more the gap in strength. Although kabuto is extremely talented and a prodigy just like kakashi, kakashi still has years of experience, a slightly higher iq, and a much more versatile arsenal over kabuto. No hate to kabuto tho, he’s honestly a really dope character
bruh, Part 1 Kakashi would lose against Tsunade, idk how the ninja food pill is an argument in favor of Kakashi
@@elyisusking3603 The ninja food pill that kabuto ate in his fight against tsunade grants a massive boost in power. It instantly replenishes and boosts one’s chakra, and allows them to fight for three days and nights non stop. I’d say that’s a pretty big buff. So without it, he definitely wouldn’t have been able to fight as well as he did against a nerfed tsunade. But again, I’m not saying this to make kabuto sound weak, he’s a very skilled ninja ofc
@@suisai_hyuga but he used that pill against Tsunade, not Kakashi, and Jiraiya statement was without the pill in consideration
also, in ninja battle, thigs as pill are total legitimate and it's considered a tool for the ninja, like a Kunai or a Sword
@@elyisusking3603 We all know that statements haven’t always been true or accurate
Part 2 Kakashi didn't want to take a single hit from early part 2 Sakura.
If Sakura hit Kakashi she can easily damage his body a lot..
part 1 Tsunade was superior to early part 2 sakura.
Tsunade destroy Orochimaru with a hit. Also, Tsunade lift Gamabunta's sword and used it to take down manda.
It make sense that kabuto use pill. Tsunade is a beast in physical strength and not many ninja are on her level physical.
There’s one thing I would have put more emphasis on in Kakashi favor, which is: the sharingan. It’s easy to forget, but makes this a *near* guaranteed victory for Kakashi. The sharingan is abursdly difficult to beat when you’re just on the ‘same level’ as your opponent, because they can see every attack coming before you do it which gives them an extreme edge in any battle with an opponent of the same caliber. To beat the sharingan you need to have hax, or be a considerable level above the person wielding it.
Okay yeah, but here's the thing: Kabuto Yakushi is a Ninja. Not just in the Naruto sense, but in the classical sense as well. Out of nearly everyone else in this franchise, Kabuto fights using his cunning and resourcefulness, not just hax genetic power. This is how he outmaneuvered Kakashi and Tsunade. Kakashi always relies in raw power granted by the Sharingan, much like Tsunade relies on her super strength.
Don't fear the guy who mastered a thousand kicks. Fear the guy that is clever and skilled enough to survive them and attack at the right moment and place with the right strike in order to win.
@@DeathMessenger1988 Kakashi relies on raw power from Sharingan? Bruh did we read the same manga LOL? And nice figure of speech but he didn’t survive 1000 or even 10 kicks from Kakashi, he immediately bailed before anything even started. You’re giving both of them the wrong levels of credit.
@@gatla4695
So having 1000 Jutsu and Sharingan Hax god-tier Jutsu like Kamui doesn't count as "raw power" in your books? I'm pretty sure we read the same manga, but only one understands the content.
Yeah, he bailed. The same guy also faced off against a Sennin and managed to outwit her. Since Kabuto is technically Orochimaru's apprentice as well, I'd say that makes him at very least an even match to Kakashi in terms of skills and talent if not, once again, the raw power granted by Sharingan. Without the Sharingan, Kakashi would be just another high-level Jonin a la Asuma Sarutobi. And Kabuto more than once has shown he can handle Ninja on that level.
@@DeathMessenger1988 My problem with your statement was framing it in such a way that Kabuto was the smart one while Kakashi is just an all brute and no strategy type fighter, which it comes off as in each of your comments. He is a highly intelligent fighter who is inarguably as smart as or smarter than Kabuto, that uses everything in his arsenal to maximum strategic benefit. I will reiterate - if they are on the same caliber, than the sharingan is going to give Kakashi an extreme edge and make it difficult for a nonspeedster like Kabuto to pull anything off on him, his intellectual ‘equal’. I’m not saying Kakashi no diffs him, but he doesn’t lose. Your counter is probably going to be “but Kabutos experience -“ and okay, but also Kakashis experience.
You can have hax and intellect at the same time… unless you’re trying to say Sage Kabuto didn’t use any strategy and “always relied on raw power”, like you put it at first. Your headcanon of who Kakashi would be without his sharingan is irrelevant.
@@gatla4695
At no point I said that. Stop putting words in my mouth, and better yet, stop preaching for your favorite character like a goddamn fangirl. Most of Kakashi's victories are a mix of his intelligence and his Sharingan, but the part doing most of the fight is his Sharingan, which he also can't use very often because it leaves him nearly incapacitated for a week. I'm analysing characters based on their powers, talents and skils. I started my first reply agreeing with you, but pointing out Kabuto tends to display more cunning than Kakashi. No one here said ANYTHING about any headcanon, but you clearly are very sensitive about YOURS.
This is just my opinion based on facts, and I don't fucking care if you like it or not. Deal with it.
A well-made video. And I agree with the verdict. Still, there are a couple of things that I think need to be addressed.
6:35 If you want to bring Tsunade's mental state, you should've also acknowledged the factors working against Kabuto. He was not fighting to kill, his objective was to immobilize Tsunade and force her to heal Orochimaru's hands. And the only reason Tsunade was even able to land the hit that scrambled Kabuto's nervous system was that he literally closed his eyes and started to gloat. Immediately after that he even admitted that he was taking her too lightly.
8:57 Orochimaru hit Kakashi with his fear hax only after tricking Kakashi into a false sense of security by pretending to retreat, we can see Kakashi relaxing to the point of deactivating Raikiri. We also have the statement from the official fanbook stating that "anyone going up against Kakashi risks death". "Anyone" includes Orochimaru.
14:06 Funnily enough, Kakashi still performed better against Itachi than Orochimaru has. Where Orochimaru got shafted by Itachi's base Sharingan genjutsu, Kakashi managed to push Itachi into using Tsukuyomi in order to end the fight quickly (all while carrying Asuma and Kurenai's fodder asses).
Their hospital confrontation is already pretty telling. Kabuto needed extensive prep time, and a hostage to give a rusty Kakashi (with a covered Sharingan) a successful slip. Yikes.
Kabuto is skilled, but Kakashi still beats him thanks to experience.
I know Kakashi beats Kabuto. But Kabuto is arguably more experienced. He is the older of the two after all.
@@Cloudx0x Kakashi is about 6-7 years older than Kabuto.
Kabuto lost to baby naruto lmao kakashi is slamming
@@rocktheworld2k6 um no, Kabuto here is like 15 in part 1, Kakashi is like 30
As a die hard Kakashi fan I go back to the line where he says there are people younger than him but just as strong or stronger than him. Kabuki is one of those prodigies who’s talent can easily account for an age gap of just 7 years… but on the other hand, Kakashis 1k jutsu does grant him much greater versatility to offset it.
Let's be real, Kakashi got *significantly* more powerful in Shippuden, especially during the War Arc. And I'm not even talking about DMS.
Dame goes for Guy, of course
I mean, so did Kabuto
It's hard to speculate on Part 1 fights because so much gets retconned in the latter half. Sharingan's stamina issue used to be really exploitable, but it became a non issue as the story went on. Kabuto would have exploited the hell out of Kakashi's stamina issue if they had fought for real
If kakashi was injured, tired, and down an arm there is still zero chance whatsoever that part 1 naruto would be able to incapacitate him and hit him with a rasengan. It wouldn’t even be a possibility on the table.
Kakashi graduated from the Academy at 6 and became a Jōnin at 11. And Kakashi got the Sharingan. Kabuto ain't getting pass that.
When he graduated doesn’t matter. Minato and Itachi both graduated later than Kakashi and they both stomp him. But yes, Kakashi wins vs Kabuto.
Were Obito and Rin already Genin at 11?
Orochimaru (to Kabuto): You and Kakashi at the same level.
Kakashi: I should be careful with Kabuto, he's equal to me in terms of power.
Jiraiya: Kabuto is jonin with Kakashi level of power.
Kakashi fanboys: No-o-o, Kakashi much, much stronger than Kabuto in part 1! We feel that way.
@@MionLeviet Kabuto got clapped by Naruto, Kakashi ain't letting that shit happen
@@SunlightGwynkakashi dogwalks them
I actually really like Kabuto as a character and I wish he had a bigger role in the story. In my opinion he was the only true ninja in the series (using tactics like deception, misdirection etc.) using these techniques to make up for his lack of raw power in combat.
Kabuto nonsensically becoming an orochimaru sycophant after nearly betraying him is one of my biggest peeves in naruto
The only reason Kabuto lived was due to Orochimaru having interest in Kabuto and the abilities he has, perhaps even more than that? One could even say Orochimaru held Kabuto in higher regard then he did his other servants, cause there were many times in Part 1 where Kabuto spoke to Orochimaru in ways that offended him and Orochimaru tho threatened him. Didn't kill Kabuto, Orochimaru straight up slaughtered one guy and all he did was ask if Orochimaru was okay. Yet Kabuto explained something to Orochimaru and Orochimaru was like "Kabuto!, do not talk to me as if you are explaining to a child!". Then by part 2 Orochimaru and Kabuto were thick as thieves. So Orochimaru definitely seen more in Kabuto then he did the others.
Quick minor correction that won't change your conclusion:
Kakashi never does more than a couple shadow clones at a time. That panel on the bridge was a bluff. They were regular clones, and he said shadow clones to scare off the plebs.
Yeah, it's pretty well established that Shadow Clone is an extremely Chakra-intensive technique. In fact, I do not believe we see ANYONE in the entire Show, other than Naruto who is using Nine Tails chakra for it - use more than 4 Shadow Clones at a time. Even Kage's only use a single digit number of Shadow Clones because of how much they can't afford to waste Chakra in this manner. Kakashi who is very well established to have a low amounts of Chakra simply couldn't produce dozens of Shadow Clones when he is already exhausted from a fight (and by exhausted I mean he literally has to stay in the hospital bed because he is so tired from the amount of Chakra used in the fight)
@@RancorSnp i think i remember him saying that shadow clone jutsu is taking half his chakra in naruto part 1
Kakashi and kabuto should have had a battle in the konohan crush arc let’s be honest that would have been a cool fight at that time
Completely wasted potential with decent set up.
It would be like itachi vs kakashi would have been lame in my opinion not saying you are wrong but I don’t need to see kakashi dog him
kabuto is underrated in the series but he actually pretty skilled ninja so he might has a chance.
Pretty skilled does not beat ninja prodigy with experience in war, became a Jounin at age 12, an Anbu member at age 13 and Anbu captain, trained by the 4th Hokage and has the Sharingan and have enough skill to be talked into being a Jounin Sensei at age 22. On the Anbu Black ops team Kakashi was a straight up Assassin and Guy sensei talked the 3rd Hokage into removing him from that field due to the darkness he had doing the work (stemming from the lost of Rin and Obito) Kabuto is done for. 1 vs 1 Taijutsu, Kabuto loses, overall Ninjutsu, Kabuto loses, Hax abilities, Kabuto loses to sharingan. I have no idea why you guys think Kabuto has a Chance.
@@drjonesey5people heard they were the same level and run with it lol kakashi isn’t getting snuck by naruto at that point in the series especially if he was on a food pill
18:05 correct me if I’m wrong, but that panel you used for the Shadow clone example was him using the Regular clone jutsu (illusions). Yes I know what it says, I just remember in perhaps another translation and the context of it, Kakashi couldn’t actually produce that many Shadow clones; especially since he was fatigued and he thought to himself about it when he saw Naruto do it. But since he was only doing it to intimidate all the Mercenaries on the bridge, he just used the regular clone jutsu to save Chakara and because they wouldn’t know the difference.
Nah he used shadow clone - his note there was him implying that if it came down to a fight none of the clones (or himself) had enough chakra to do anything but stand there menacingly. Remember, shadow clone takes a percent of your current chakra, not a fixed amount.
When a character says that someone is about as strong or skilled as someone else they don't really talk about how good are off the battle field in some theoretical discipline or who's better cook.
They do mean in a fight. But just because they say it doesn't really mean it's true. They might over or underestimate one side of the equation or... well, writer just changes his mind, something that happens a lot in backloaded story.
Exactly. If as a writer I say character A is in the same league as character B and I am clearly referring to the Rizz level, fans shouldn't come later and start saying I was actually referring to who is smarter or faster.
Kishimoto isn't stupid. If he meant Kabuto was in the same league as in prowess as a Shinobi he would have said that the same way he said it about other people, he specifically said Kabuto was about as strong as Kakashi so end of story.
Kabuto got his guts rearranged by one rasengan from Part 1 Naruto who didn't even have to let Clifford the Red Dog out for once. Do you know how positively trash you have to be for part 1 Naruto to do you like that without shitting out a mountain-sized demon of pure chakra out of his ass?
Personally, I don't see Kakashi ever going out like that to pre-sage mode Naruto. He is slapping that man Kabuto SILLY in a straight up 1v1 imo.
Kabuto gets right back up 5 mins later lol
Ehh.... Rasengan Naruto is as strong as Chidori Sasuke, and the rasengan itself is a stronger tecnique. This is the same jutsu that let Konohamaru fuck up a path of pain... and he's as strong as part 1 naruto without kurama in shippuden.
To be fair to Kabuto, his entire nervous system was rearranged so I assume it would make it harder for him to actually dodge.
@@HC-gm4fo He was still recoiling from the damage that the rasengan did when he got up (even with him basically pre-activating a medical jutsu before Naruto hit him). He wasn't in a good enough shape to be competitive in a fight after that landed.
Kakashi would simply easily finish him off there if he also hit him with a rasengan tier jutsu (chidori).
Kabuto was playing around during that entire fight but yeah it was kinda stupid that he couldn't do anything after one of his hands got caught by naruto.
The way he put paws on tsunade I believe it
I mean let's not brush off that Kabuto fucking tanked a Rasengan point blank.
Hearing Kabato is at the same
Level as Kakashi is like Sakura saying she’s at the same level as Naruto and Sasuke
Well kishimoto said if itachi and jiraiya fought it will be a draw but if jiraiya and kisame fight he would kill kisame so much bs to make it even worse orochimaru 1 episode earlier said itachi was stronger than him which is just contradicting the statement with jiraiya because a full powered orochimaru will stomp a full powered jiraiya, and jiraiya sage mode is even more bs because no way he can go into sage mode is a legit fight keep his 2 hands together for 5 minutes
@@ruthlessslayer7067 That statement with Jiraya was only coming from Itahci himself. And we know he said that so Jiraya didn't die: if Itachi who can easily defeat Orichimaru really battled Jiraya then Jiraya would be dead and Itachi didn't want Konoha to lose a sannin. So he lied to convince Kisame to retreat and allow Jiraya to remain an asset for Konoha.
I'd say Kabuto is like Jagi in Fist of the North Star. He's not as strong as some of the show's heavy hitters, but his dirty fighting let's him roll with the big boys
I agree.
Kabuto doesn't fight dirty though
@@ljpal18 Explain the Snake Sage mode, without saying Kabuto earned Snake Sage Mode. Because he certainly got Orochimaru cells SOME HOW.
@@NoobSebot ?
Hell no
Kakashi was mental nerfed all of part 1. He got so much more powerful in shippuden because as his belief in Naruto grew. And once his internal war was resolved fighting Obito he was no longer mentally nerfed.
It's called poor writing but ya sure
Kabuto was such a cool character in naruto part one
Lol people's are really under restimating kabuto , he is letrally a beast , s perfect shinobi , ninjitsu , genjutsu, taijutsu, medical ninjutsu , inteligence all are top notched...
He did made naruto rasengan to nothing literally and understand tsunades that body related jutsu something would nobody do i would say...
I m going for kabuto🔥🔥
Kabuto had a lot of potential, I think the problem is that he doesn't have what we call a Finishing move, I mean he can punch and kick but he doesn't have a move like Rasengan to K.O. their opponents or a Shadow Clone technique to keep his opponent busy, he's truly skilled and smart but he doesn't have more fire power aside the scalpels.
i think ur right bc usually one of the biggest comparisons is finisher to finisher. he doesn’t have one at least that we know of in part 1.
He can touch kakashi and he dies
Kabuto can just sever muscle tissue and a person wouldn't be able to move. The problem against Kakashi is that he knows exactly what the Chakra Scalpels can do, so he's always going to keep Kabuto at a distance and only come close when he can subdue Kabuto.
Kabuto was a dog at this time. Naruto part 1 was so dope.
I wonder if people know that Kabuto is actually older than Kakashi.
Really I thought he was closer to itachi’s age
Wtf he is not
@@Uzukis Well, it says he's 19 in the databooks. But those are always inconsistent. If you go through the entire timeline of events, you could say he's about a year or two older than Kakashi.
@@Cloudx0x The whole Naruto timeline is even more inconsistent mess than databooks so I wouldn't really decide based on that.
@@Uzukis I know. You're only proving my point. Which is why I did research.
Just knock off Kabutos glasses and finish him off when he is all "my glasses i cant see without my glasses" on the ground velma style
This is like when Minato is said to be on Hashirama’s level. Minato is on Hashirama’s level as a ninja, just not fighter tho. Same applies with Kabuto and Kakashi.
Short answer: NO. Kakashi just blitzed through his heart, good luck healing that Kabuto.
Kabuto was an Anbu-killing specialist, but wouldn't struggle against jounin
6:00 I have to strongly agree with this. From early on Kabuto, with his calm and calculated collectedness, cemented himself to me as a credible villain and threat, someone who seemed to be capable of just about anything with his cunning, and always had at leats 10 backup plans. He was, in other words, everything I had hoped Code in Boruto would be. Sure, he never struck me as the "leader" type, even when he became a sage during the war and gained an immense power boost. He always struck me as an underling, but in the best and most sincere way I can possibly use that word. He was never "final boss" material, but he was a credible villain and someone I would never wanna get on the bad side of.
Kabuto maybe more skilful and he has a higher IQ.
But he lacks a lot of physical strength and special abilities. There is a reason why Orochimaru wanted Sasuke body and not Kabuto. The sharingan is extremely powerful and give you a lot of useful abilities even if you are not an Uchiha.
I actually was kinda surprised that they compare them to be honest 😅
Kabuto had enough chakra to master Sage Mode in part 2
13:09
It might have also just been triggering to Kakashi that, for the second time, someone intentionally jumped infront of his Chidori, almost in the exact same manner Rin did, just to then see Zabuza about to actually try to cut through his partner that just gave their life for him
Only thing I got from this video is that Kakashi is being carried hard by Obito’s sharingan.
You brought up a good point about kabuto never coming off as intimidating as a villain even when he was one of the most powerful people in the verse. I think a lot of that is because we always viewed him as such a secondary villain or henchman to Orochimaru and not even Orochimaru seemed to value Kabuto’s strength all that much as he did he medical skills and mind.
That is what ,in fact ,makes Kabuto so scary. When you look at him nothing about his appearance, personality and behavior would have you think he is threatening. Until he starts fighting, knowing Kabuto can straight up slice your heart in half inside your chest , with little more then a small strike should be seen as very frightening. Thats what makes his character so Genius in my op. Cause nothing about him would make you think hes dangerous at first glance. Kabuto is a great fold to Orochimaru in this sense. Orochimaru screams "I will kill you" in his appearance the creepy smile and laugh. Menacing voice, especially in his first encounter with Team 7 while he was in DISGUISE mind you. Not even really knowing who he was, until the end of his fight with Sasuke and later fighting Anko. Then Kabuto looks like an average joe. But every bit just as deadly as Orochimaru in a sense. They are a great villain duo.
@@pliskenx51mm83 Kabuto was one of the most ninja like characters in the series
@@jason15212 yeah he was closer to the actual definition then the others.
@@pliskenx51mm83agreed, he looks like a librarian but thats why he is so dangerous- it makes people underestimate him which is a great advantage
@@BertinDoutnik Indeed. He is no slouch in the combat realm that's for sure.
These type of vids make me want to rewatch Naruto again lol
It could have been a retcon if Kishimoto has done it but I’ve just had a thought that Kabuto was planning on taking Orochimaru’s body (implanting his cells into his own body) from the beginning. Like look at the events: Kabuto’s trying murdering Sasuke, Kabuto’s spying on Oro for Akatsuki (Ik in the manga it was supposed to be unwillingly but anyways, it’s just a what if), and later on, Kabuto reveals that he actually did steal Oro’s cells and was using it for power up
Sorry but I’ll take Orochimaru’s, Jiraya’s and even Kakashi’s words over yours or a fans
Kabuto in part 1 was in the same league as Kakashi.
Kakashi saw him as a threat and too skilled for his age
Kabuto even had better medical skills than Tsunade at the same age.
Exactly, I mean take the first time Kakashi meets Orochimaru and Itachi in part 1. Kakashi was completely paralyzed with fear when he saw Orochimaru just walking towards him but even after Itachi released him from Tsukiyomi Kakashi was willing to throw hands with Itachi. (Now to be fair the Sannin were way bigger threats in part 1 then in Shippuden Kishimoto decided to make all 3 of them jokes). However irregardless you it ended up being an important plot point that Itachi was stronger than Orochimaru. Even though Orochimaru had waaaay more jutsu than Itachi.
Same goes for Kabuto vs Kakashi. It's not about the number of jutsu you have it's about how powerful the writer wants you to be. Kishimoto wrote more than once that Kakashi and Kabuto were in the same league. If he had made them fight he would have just given Kabuto more abilities or made his speed faster.
Kabuto is unusual for being a male medical ninja at 25 years old. He is rare and even more rare that he has great strength in combat but mainly does support and healing and using manipulation and cunning instead of raw power showing his wisdom as a ninja.
"He lost a taijutsu fight with Kakashi, I mean it was a reanimated corpse, but that's about like a clone" XD. No way in hell did you say that with a straight face.
When Tsunade attacked Kabuto with her nervous system jutsu, why didn’t she use her strength to break his neck or even behead him? She must’ve been 80% nerfed or something when she was fighting him cause even her basic punch would’ve sent his head flying
She was washed up from not fighting for probably decades so it makes somewhat sense
If she hurts him that way she would see his blood. if she does the paralyzing thing there's no blood
Cause she lacked the intent to kill, hence why she didn't even bother to snap his neck.
bcs kishi cant write female
I hated Kabuto so much when i was kid 😂
I think it boils down to character design. His design is a typical henchman type, so we feel that way about him.
According to the dialogue, they are ABOUT the same level, which doesn't necessarily mean it's definitive. Whenever they were compared, the assessments were guesses, made by those that didn't have direct knowledge of both characters' abilities. However, with that in mind, if we accept that they might be equal in power and basic ability, Kakashi has far more experience. We eventually learn that Kakashi was a bit like an Uchiha, in that he made training a part of his everyday lifestyle - even from the youngest of age. Kabuto didn't really start training until Danzo took him in. Now, we can add the Sharingan into the mix.
Kakashi received the Sharingan, and taught himself over a thousand jutsus. It should be pointed out, that he seems to know Zabuza's myst jutsu. He could use that and his sense of smell, or even his hounds again. If Kabuto can be restrained by Naruto holding on to his arm, then certainly a pack of ninja hounds can hold him. He knows Earth style techniques, and water style techniques, that can shake the ground and greatly inconvenience Kabuto. However, we can't forget that Kakashi is VERY fast, once he uses his lightning blade.
I think that Kakashi has a bit of a mental nerf as well. I think this could explain how he ended up getting so powerful, in Shippuden. He has PTSD, and isn't as eager to fight as he used to be. That might also be why he kept failing the teams that he was assigned to train. When he is in battle &/or is protecting those he cares about, he does what is necessary. I think some of his early stamina issues were partially mental and partially because he stopped training as hard. As for War Arc Kakashi & Kabuto, that's not as interesting. That version of Kabuto was designed as a final boss, with an Itachi shaped weakness.
They are ninjas Whit extremly different Skillsets,. thats why Kakashi wins direct confrontation. But Kabuto was As Sanin take One EMS and one ET MS user at the same time,... and was doing pretty well ,... thats quite job, just to say... Not to mention just whit Edo tensei he made significant sontribution to huge loses of alied aliance,...
Kakashi started training to get himself back to where he was before because he had grown weaker from what he was in the anbu. He noticed that everybody was catching up to the current version of him so he needed to keep improving. It wasn’t just kabuto it was everything he had been seeing throughout the arc.
The Rasengan comment is weak. Kakashi knows the Rasengan/Raikiri inside-out, and the attack wasn't directed towards him at all.
Also people forget that the Kabuto that wad brawling with Kakashi in the hospital was a clone which is way weaker than his main body
Kakashi wasn't using his Sharingan nor was he going all out in base
I think the trope of Kabuto since the beggining was that hes really High iq and skill
And thats how hes outsmart kakashi in first place
It would be aweoesome to see him betray Orochimaru in the first part and become more of a true villain for himself and not just end like just a pawn
With all the killing Sasuke part felt like "ok im going to kill Sasuke and betray orochimaru....but now that i think maybe i could just become a even more loyal pawn for him"... like wtf?
Kabuto is more of a stealthy spy master, who excels in medical ninjutsu and this knowledges greatly benefited his assassination and combat skills. Where as Kakashi is more of warrior oriented ninja from the get go. His jutsu and skills are better suited for open attacks and combat. Kakashi's knowledge of fighting and being veteran of one of the Shinobi World Wars allowed him to excel in stealth missions and assassination missions while in Anbu. He knew how to sneak around and which jutsu could provide fatal hits without raising suspicion. In a sense both Kakashi and Kabuto represent two different areas of the Ninja warrior structure Naruto setup. With Kabuto being more fit for the actual definition of a Ninja and Kakashi being more of the warrior type but able to fit into the same role as Kabuto if need be.
Kabuto taking off the mask was top 10 moments when I was in elementary school…I’m talking back when Cartoon Network used program it 😭
Nah. I think Kishi just has a problem a "don't bother showing, just tell" problem. Many times we get strange power comparisons that don't make actual sense when actual fights are taken into account.
Kakashi wins, and it's not even close
Kabuto Is a odd fighter, he says he’s not really good at throwing hands yet the only abilities he shows us require him to stick close to his opponent, that would put him in deadly range of lighting blade and force himself into Taijutsu exchanges with kakashi who’s Sharingan & superior Taijutsu grants him the edge.
Considering it was said like 3 times in part 1 they were, we have to believe it
Orochimaru and Jiraya both made statements that would strongly imply Kabuto is on par with Kakashi. Coming from seasoned shinobies, i would strongly consider that... unless there were an actual fight where Kabuto and Kakashi fought to the death.
8:01 I agree but I would say it's effective psychological warfare/tactics. This is also the weakest Tsunade anyway just bc she hasn't been training for real. All of these factors and the one you mentioned make it pretty reasonable that Kabuto is still reasonably comparable to Kakashi.
Kabuto seems like a massive pain to fully put down as long as he doesnt get arrogant like vs naruto even in part 1.
He said “kabuto can go toe to toe with kakashi” he never said “kabuto is on kakashi level” going toe to toe with an opponent doesn’t mean you’re on their level.
I think, if given prep time, Kakashi could possibly take down just about anyone that isn't on Naruto's level of hax, even without the Sharingan he's still beyond dangerous if he has a motive
Kabuto would be a capable squad leader and onbu operative. He's definitely on Kakashis level, doesn't mean he's going to beat Kakashi in a fight just that Naruto didn't need to underestimate him.
Okay one thing. IMO Kabuto's genjutsu in part 1 is not a fair representation of his genjutsu strength, since it seemed to be a AOE genjutsu that was supposed to incapacitate the a lot of people and was not focused on one person.
I think they might be the same I feel like they set Kabuto up to be weak looking only for him to always surprise you. One being famous and the other being very secretive. As for rasengan.. a kid can beat an adult if they had a gun .
Kabuto is talented which is why Kakashi is impressed, but Kakashi not only being insanely talented also is vastly experienced, fight goes to Kakashi
Ok but does Kakashi have Ninja Info Cards???
I believe you mentioned before in passing how there's a lot of contradictions in The Naruto timeline.
I was wondering, do you have a rough timeline for the pre Naruto events, in your rewrite of Naruto? I'm working on my own revisions to the Naruto storyline for my own purposes, and I've hit a significant roadblock trying to rewrite the past events. So i was hoping for some pointers/starting blocks.
I personally think that sometime in Shippuden the hidden leaf village should hit its 100 year anniversary. But then I have to squeeze nearly 50 additional years into the timeline of past events. Which is extremely difficult to do while keeping most of the historical events similar.
What most people never realize about Kakashi’s time in the beginning with team 7 is that he was rusty af. Ever since he became a Jonin at like 11-12 ish he joined the anbu after Obito (he didn’t) and Rin died. He was still in the anbu even after Minato died,lets not forget that every team he was assign to failed his bell test. Long story short Anbu Kakashi was hitting all enemies perfectly with Chidori without hand seals to perform it meanwhile to fight Zabuza and anybody else he had to do hand seals or put in more effort to fight.
I remember when Kabuto was supposed to be the adopted son of an ANBU Captain. But then Kishimoto did nothing with that and it was eventually retconned into a false backstory Orochimaru created for him.
I think it really comes down to a battle of tactics. Who can outwit the other?
Imagine Team 7 but instead of Sakura they had Kabuto. Sheeesh 🔥
Kakashi has to hit him as quickly as possible because his biggest weakness is his low stamina and kabuto can easily take advantage of that.
Long story short, Kakashi beats Kabuto even without the sharingan
Kabuto reminded Kakashi that he was really rusty after the depression nerf - losing his conviction as a shinobi. He was reminded who his prime self was, a shinobi that serves the leaf. Thats why Kakashi trained for a bit. But to say Kabuto is stronger is…a little of a stretch. They’re somewhat equal, SOMEWHAT. Kakashi has more battle experience, and as well as Kabuto. But Kakashi has one thing, and thats the sharingan. And the amount of times he probably copied not even ninjutsu, but taijutsu to be flexible and adapt to people’s combat is what Kakashi the true winner.
Obviously Kabuto was Jonin level.
But he definitely wasn't Kakashi level. Kakashi didn't even have to use Sharingan
Back when Orochimaru said "your no stronger than Kakashi" I always knew he wasn't saying "you and Kakashi are of equal level".
If kakashi can copy kabuto’s style of fighting and use chakra dissection blade and feather illusion jutsu on kabuto then kakashi can win the fight
I kinda feel like Kabuto was ment for a assist Hokage role like Shizinue was for Tsunade. Since his support skills are so amazing just think about all the good he could done avancing medical justu and logistics even battle strategist had he stayed loyal to Konaha and not become a rouge nin
Didn't originally at the chunin exam when someone knocked his glasses off... Kabuto eyes turn red like he had a extra something to him
No but could give him a run for his money.
I doubt Kabuto would've won in the Hospital, simply because he is fighting an Elite Jounin in the middle of his own territory. It's the same reason Itachi and Kisame likely would've lost if they stuck around too long in Konoha territory.
In a 1v1 Matchup where neither knows the other's abilities... it is likely that Kakashi would see through his techniques with the Sharringan.
Kabuto healed from a direct Rasengan hit, but only because he started healing the second he was hit and because the Rasengan caused Blunt damage (which was shown when it launched him backwards). Lightning Blade would pierce straight through his heart, killing him instantly...
Kabuto hit Naruto with the Chakra Scalpel at the same time he was hit with the Rasengan... Kakashi would see him doing this with the advanced vision he has from the Sharringan.
Kakashi would also be able to hide amongst Shadow Clones and Summon dogs to hold Kabuto Down. It is unlikely Kabuto would be able to do the same to Kakashi.
Kakashi takes this fight 7 times out of 10.
Kabuko was very strong around this time, kakashi was coming off of basically being a retired ninja and full time teacher. We know atrophy effects Naruto character if we look at how self admittedly weak hokage shikamaru after doing admin work for so long. Kabuto in part one was a threat, he was in top shape running S ranked sound missions. Anbu kakashi would have been able to handle him no problem, post teacher kakashi struggles.
They are on the same level, around elite Jonin level. But Kakashi is simply more versatile and stronger overall. With the sharingan, kakashi should be able to read everything Kabuto can do straight up unless Kabuto uses smoke bombs to alter the sharingan perception and vision, and use the dead soul jutsu to create some type of diversion. A major one at that!
Yup
Its weird that people just randomly started to watch og naruto recently.
again I don't think kabuto would take down kakashi sadly, but what he has going for him is he threw hands with one of the legendary sannin quite competently. and no, Tsunade was *NOT* handicapped *DURING* their fight. She was handicapped *AT THE END OF THE FIGHT* where kabuto stabbed himself to show tsunade blood, winning the fight with underhanded tactics. But before that she wasn't handicapped at all and threw punshes with full force against the guy and he not only managed to survive, but also beat tsunade in the end.
I think he's been quite powerful from the very beginning.
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