Talk:Ichigo Kurosaki vs. Naruto Uzumaki/@comment-12846745-20150812180743/@comment-26418719-20150901005328

But what messes up Ichigo the most are two things: Lack of intelligence, and lack of versatility. Ichigo, is, for lack of a better way of putting it, NOT SMART AT ALL. He's cocky and brash, even when he's completely outclassed. And unlike a certain other Shonen Protagonist like him (*Coughgokucough*), he's not smart in battle, either! His first fight against a Menos Grande perfectly illustrates Ichigo's battle-smarts- non-existent. I mean, for god's sake, they always explain what their attacks do exactly!

As for lack of Versatility, Ichigo literally only has like two moves he often uses- Shunpo and Getsuga Tensho. Predictable, to say the least. Ichigo is quite literally a one-trick pony, and the only reason he actually gets away with it is usually because he either A: Is already powerful enough to get away with it, or B: pulls a random power-up outta nowhere which bails him out when his lack of versatility and battle-smarts puts him in a bad situation.

There's also, compounding onto this, that Naruto is actually a pretty competent strategist. His fights against the Ten-Tails (before Obito absorbed it, that is) prove this. He'd have no problem countering Ichigo's moves once Ichigo reveals his full arsenal (Which would be, like, 30 seconds into the fight.).