Naruto Chapter 408

[chet_chetty]

It would be senseless to assume this last jinchuriki isnt the most powerful. One, why wouldnt Kishi save the most powerful for last? Meaning it would be pretty stupid if Kishi saves this jinchuriki/bijuu for last only for it to be weak and easily beatable. What kind of suspense would be built for Sasuke and Hawk's ensuing fight with the 8-tails if he wasnt the most powerful? And why would Akatsuki target the 8-tails last (besides Naruto) if he wasnt the most powerful? Obviously those of us saying he is the most powerful are not basing it on the few panels he's been in.

[Uchiha Barles]

The problem with this not being based on what you know of the eight tails, is this: take away the last few panels, and you'd have the same conclusion. Knowing nothing of the demon other than it's tail number, nothing of the Jinchuruki who controls it, nothing of where he's from, nothing of what he looks like, and certainly nothing about his techniques or fighting ability, you reach same conclusion. He is the strongest. This amounts to you reading the writer's mind. He's strongest because he's last. He's strongest because it builds suspense. Not very compelling arguments I must say.Not by themselves anyway.

[XanBcoo]

He's strongest because he's last. He's strongest because it builds suspense. Not very compelling arguments I must say.Not by themselves anyway.

What the heck are you talking about? Those are the only arguments I'd need to convince me in this manga .

I believe as far as youma mythologies go, the 8th and 9th tails were the only demons of notable rank above all the others, and the 9th was the strongest. So this doesn't mean that Gaara's was the weakest, just that Gaara's was weaker than the last two remaining ones.

Yeah, I never meant to bring Gaara into it and imply that he was the weakest, just that he was obviously weaker than the Kyuubi. All it took to beat him was to give the Jinchuriki a whack on the head.