
Originally Posted by
Canadian
(I put "..." between each spot I removed, to shorten the quote)
True, this team is very powerful. Also true, this team is well made. Although, we have to think within the world of Naruto, if we are actually going to use Naruto characters.
I will start from the first listed character and end with the last.
Jiraya is a brute force, although, he comes with his own downsides. In battle, or in very serious situations, he may prevail without any "adult" misbehaviour. Otherwise, he will sidetrack as soon as possible at any time to, shall we say "get busy 'n hammered"? With the team knowing he is prone to doing such things, his status as leader would be diminished in the eyes of Gaara, Neji, and Ino (he would be harder to trust, listen to, take orders from, etc.) To sum Jiraya up: On the spot, he is one of the greatest ninjas; Unfortunately, to say he is well rounded would be a dangerous falsity.
Neji is a definite contributing factor to any team. His sight ability is very important, he can listen to orders (or give them if he needs to), he is adept in hand-to-hand combat, and he has techniques unique to his own clan.
Gaara is probably required in any team. His weaknesses are outweighed by his strengths one million fold.
Ino is an iffy member for the team. Infiltration is her definite strength, but this only takes the team so far. When she tries to take over strong-minded characters, she generally fails (or has very little time). Her mind control technique is also time-consuming (to activate) and is often inaccurate (and unreliable), and has extreme reprocutions if failed. I don't exactly know what to say about Ino, but in my oppinion, she is not adept in her field (and is still learning).