ok, here are my two cents on what's been mentioned in the previous page (whether you want it or not..
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the slug-snake-toad is actually based on an old japanese legend. it kinda works like rock/paper/scissors. no one person can beat the other two, and one sannin has an advantage over another one. i think, at full strength, should they go toe to toe, tsunade can beat orochimaru, orochimaru can beat jiraiya, and jiraiya can beat tsunade. i could be wrong, but i'd like to believe, i believe, that the powers-that-be created the sannins this way to show that they are more or less equal in power and there's no greater one out of all of them. pretty clever, but should the pattern continue i don't see how sakura can beat sasuke. i don't see how sakura can beat anyone, really...
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is itachi stronger than orochimaru?
it would seem that way, even though it might just be the fighting styles that's itachi's advantage. might explain why itachi's afraid of jiraiya even though he can beat orochimaru and orochimaru can beat jiraiya. then again, itachi's already gotten weaker by the time jiraiya showed up because using his sharingan for too long puts a tremendous strain on the body. i wouldn't be surprised if itachi's weaker now than he was 3 years ago, even if he stays undefeated, i don't see his life expectancy lasting too long. using the sharingan is like overclocking your computer. sooner or later your system will breakdown (unless you have proper cooling, i suppose.).
sasuke's cursed seal:
i think if sasuke wanted to break away from orochimaru, he could, since anko was able to do so. of course he'll be cursed forever and orochimaru will always have some power over him, but it's not impossible. however i really don't think he'll be breaking away from orochimaru. i'm glad his whiny a** is out of konoha because he was never satisfied. he always looked at naruto with jealousy and there will always be that between them. at least with orochimaru he's hanging with his own kind.
i think that about covers it for now, i'll try to be around more often.
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