Who is better, Gaara of the Desert, or Minato Namikage

I will go ahead and begin now. -Firstly, it seems Pro completely drops my morality argument and my rebuttals. This proves that Minato is able to match Gaara's power with his own techniques. It also shows that Minato is better than Gaara. I have to prove this last point to prove the debate. Rebuttals It seems Pro seems to heavily rely upon the defensive capabilities of Gaara's sand in this argument. He also seems to be challenging the strength of the Rasengan. My opponent admits that Chidori can break through Gaara's sand. Rasengan and Chidori are of equal power. Proof? Look at any occassion that Naruto and Sasuke have clashed their Rasengan and Chidori against each others' hands. Neither side ever seems to win out, indicating an equality in power. In fact, Rasengan could be even more powerful. The best example of this is during Naruto's and Sasuke's first fight, when Kakashi deflected them into the water towers. Sasuke saw that Chidori made a bigger dent on the front of its tower, but when he checked the back of the tower that the Rasengan hit, it was completely blown out, indicating Rasengan is stronger. [1]If Chidori, a jutsu as powerful if not weaker than Rasengan, can break the sand armor, I see no reason as to why Rasengan could not break through it. I will go ahead and bring up another point here: Minato can outspeed that shield of sand. This automatic shield of sand can be beaten. Indeed, Kimimaro was able to outspeed this sand. When Kimimaro brought up his Clematis: Vine up to Gaara's eye, no visible sand shield was around him. Indeed, it is believed that Kimimaro would have pierced right through Gaara had Kimimaro not succumbed to disease [2]. Minato could easily outspeed the sand too. I will go ahead and reiterate the battle scene. Minato and Gaara charge at each other. Minato could throw a kunai like before, and Gaara will dodge it. Minato teleports to the kunai behind Gaara, Rasengan in hand. Minato outspeeds the automatic sand shield, and Gaara cannot make a manual shield of sand since he cannot react fast enough. Even if he does, the Rasengan will break through, as shown above. Gaara would be hit by the Rasengan anyhow. I have shown how Minato could defeat Gaara in battle. My opponent brings up a good point: Shukaku form. Minato should be able to defeat this. If Naruto could, I see no reason why Minato, a much stronger ninja, could not be able to defeat this form. Minato could summon Gamabunta, and hit Gaara, who will lose his Shukaku form upon waking up. Gaara will be passed out, while Minato could finish him with a space-time Rasengan. My opponent says Gaara will know of Minato's powers. However, in the beginning of the scenario, I state that they would not know of each other's powers. He says Gaara will know since Minato is famous for space-time jutsu. Minato was deceased by the time Gaara was Kazekage. Gaara really would not know about Minato's abilities, nor would Minato know about Gaara's, proving my point further. Conclusion Although this was rather short, I do feel it is all that necessary, since in this round Pro primarily focused on Gaara's sand. Sources1. Naruto Episode 108: Bitter Rivals and Broken Bonds. 2. Naruto Episode 127: Vengeful Strike: The Bracken Dance!