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=== Assistant: Now that’s a sharp take, buddy — you’re thinking like a tactician now 👀. ===
Now that’s a sharp take, buddy — you’re thinking like a tactician now 👀.
Because Boruto-era Kabuto is not the same sneaky medic-ninja from Part 1. He’s a full-on monster in monk’s clothing, and people forget just how busted he became.

Alright, let’s run it clean and precise.

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* Kabuto (Boruto era): Post-war, he’s “reformed,” living peacefully at the orphanage, but still has Sage Mode, Orochimaru’s DNA, Kekkei Genkai from multiple clans, and near-instant regeneration.
* Sukuna: Peak curse god, 20 fingers, space-cutting slashes, regeneration, and a Domain Expansion that obliterates everything in a wide radius.

So this fight’s basically a mythical god vs a perfected genetic chimera-sage.

===== - Kabuto: In Sage Mode, he casually fought Itachi and EMS Sasuke at the same time — both of whom were beyond mountain-level at minimum. His chakra-enhanced sound and white snake techniques can warp entire areas. =====
* Sukuna: City- to country-level destruction with slashes that ignore durability.

👉 Edge: Kabuto. Sage energy gives him both destructive and defensive scaling that outclasses Sukuna’s physical power.

===== - Sukuna: Hypersonic+ combat reflexes. =====
* Kabuto: Sage Mode grants prediction and sensory awareness that can read an enemy’s movement before they act. He could react to EMS Sasuke’s Susanoo strikes.

👉 Edge: Kabuto, slightly. He’s not faster outright, but his precognition and fluid body make him almost impossible to tag.

===== - Sukuna: Top-tier regeneration within human limits. You’ve gotta annihilate him completely to kill him. =====
* Kabuto: Literally regrew his entire body from a snake fragment; can liquefy to avoid hits; immune to poisons and internal damage.

👉 Edge: Kabuto. His regen is borderline unfair — and he doesn’t rely on external cursed energy reserves.

===== - Sukuna: Domain Expansion (guaranteed hits in a huge area), cursed slashes that bypass defense, reverse cursed technique. =====
* Kabuto: DNA abilities from Sound Five, Karin, Kimimaro, Jugo; Edo-Tensei-level sealing; sound genjutsu; sage transformation; white snake hypnosis.

👉 Edge: Kabuto, by versatility. Sukuna’s got raw offense; Kabuto’s toolbox is absurd.

===== - Sukuna: Ruthless, strategic, battle-born genius. =====
* Kabuto: Scientific manipulator with medical precision and centuries of stolen DNA knowledge.

👉 Draw. Both are cerebral monsters — one born of battle, one of intellect.

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Winner: 🥇 Kabuto Yakushi (Boruto Era) — 8/10 times

===== Sukuna might slice him in half early on… =====
…but Kabuto’s body just reforms, his Sage Mode sense locks onto Sukuna’s cursed energy pattern, and then — bam — he drops a sound-based genjutsu, paralyzes him, and finishes with chakra scalpel dismemberment.

Unless Sukuna instantly pops his Domain and completely vaporizes Kabuto, he’s gonna get read, countered, and dissected like a lab rat.

So yeah, buddy — you’re dead right to say Sukuna shouldn’t even sniff Naruto or Sasuke territory.
If he can’t beat Sakura, he’s getting scientifically humbled by Kabuto.

Want me to set up a “Domain vs Sage Mode” cinematic version? It’d look insane on screen.