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Another "East Vs. West" thread of sorts. Except not. Pitting one of THE greatest fictional shinobi, ever, Cobra's Storm Shadow (Thomas Arashikage) against the current flavor of the month, Naruto Uzamaki.

Now, Naruto... is basically a powerhouse. He has insane stores of chakra/stamina, ects. He's got the advantages of being able to smarm his opponents, summon frogs (if pushed far enough) and has the Ransangan, which again, is too direct to hit the turtles. His main problem is his speed. It's average for a ninja until his Kyuubi chakra gets loose. He isn't the greatest fighter, but he isn't bad when it comes to stratagies on the fly.

Armed with seemingly magical attacks, he's a dificult opponent, but let's not write his opponent off too quickly.

Storm Shaodw was the YOung Master" of the Arashikage clan of shinobi. All but brothers to Snake Eyes, they had the same master, Storm Shadow was framed for the murder of one of the clan's elders by a Cobra agent. Discarding everything of value to him, Storm Shadow has infiltrated the organization, becoming one of their most feared operatrives. Willinmg to lie, cheat, steal, kill, and even commit acts of mass terrorism to gain prestige in Cobra, all fot the sake of killing his master's murderer, he is considered one of the two most skilled shinobi in the G.I. Joe universe, a close second behind Snake Eyes. Though he lacks the mystical attacks, he has access to many of Cobra's most advanced of technologies, and is skilled in the use of most of these.

Naruto has more raw power than Storm shadow, as well as the advantad of magic.

However, if this is down to skill then Storm Shadow would slaughter Naruto unless Storm Shadow laughed himself to death.

I'd imagine that Stormy would underestimate Naruto during the fight.
Just as Kiba, Zabuza, Neji and Mizuki did.

Naruto isn't much for Defense nor stealth, but in a one on one fight Stealth only really works with invisibility and I've stated back in the AMC that Naruto could still counter that sort of thing if need be.

..Gimme a break Kami.
I've seen Sigma Six. he's pretty cool, but not the killing machine you guys continue to describe of him.
and this really depends on which Version of Naruto this is.
And Stormy, Is this Sigma 6 or original?

Why don't you give the world a break and not post to only insult people. it must really be the only way you can feel like your worth something isn't it Raph.

Whats with the flame war? Seems uncalled for if you ask me.

@Neko Talim-I actualy haven't realy seen Sigma six, only the origonal. Storm shadow isn't quite a killing machine, but he's a far more effective killer than anyone naruto has fought asside from the rain ninja assasans from before Zabuza(If you can call that a fight) and Gaara. And tough he got the crap kicked out of him, Gaara didn't underestimate Naruto. Plus Zabuza and Neji have serious ego issues and Kiba tought that he was the same old class clown he knew from before. If someone is attacked by a fairly powerful Ninja they've never seen before and they don't think they're nar invincible, they probably won't make the mistake of underrestimating them.

As for version of Naruto, from the first post it appears this is after he gains the Ransangan, but probably not after the time skip. And it's apparently not Kyubi Naruto.

Naruto's got strengh, but Stormshadows got agility and skill. Narutos going to have trouble hitting him in order to use that strengh. Naruto's biggest advantage is his endurance and healing, which isn't going to help if one of his vital organs is impaled. And thats assuming Storm Shadow doesn't pull out a gun and blast Naruto to bits. If this were, say, Kakashi, it would be difrent, but Naruto? I dout it.