Monkey D. Luffy would beat Uzumaki Naruto in a straight-up brawl

I will begin by challenging my opponent's rebuttal. 1) Due to the Nine-tailed Fox's presence inside his body, Naruto possesses the greatest chakra reserves of any ninja in the series, with the possible exception of Kisame and the Rikudou Sage. Sasuke proved during the fight with Haku that even Genin-level shinobi are capable of channeling chakra to increase speed. Naruto possesses amazing chakra reserves and incredible shinobi skill, and it can be reasoned from these two facts that he is capable of moving extremely fast. In the Rescue Gaara arc, Naruto traveled all the way from Konoha to Suna over a few hours and did not appear to be more than slightly drained from the endeavor. 2) Naruto's summoning takes roughly three seconds per summon, less time than it takes to enter the Gear form. Since I have proven that Naruto is faster than Luffy, it can be reasoned that Naruto could summon at least one toad before Luffy could attack him, although he may have to attempt to increase the distance between them before attempting a summoning. Once Naruto increases the distance between him and Luffy and summons Gamabunta, he could maneuver such that Gamabunta is between him and Luffy and summon more toads, such as Gamahiro, Gamaken, Fukasaku, Gamatatsu, and Gamakichi (. http://naruto.wikia.com...). My opponent has already stated that Luffy's anti-group techniques are suited to combat mediocre foes, and the Shinobi toads are anything but. These extremely powerful toads could distract Luffy long enough for Naruto to escape to a far distance, beyond the reach of Luffy's attacks. From there, Naruto could enter Sage Mode and arrive back at the batte to defeat Luffy with the aid of his toads. 3) While I acknowledge my opponent's claim that Luffy possesses great adaptive skill, this does not mean he is intelligent or tactically advanced. I would like to provide reasoning as to why the provided examples do not prove Luffy's tactical intelligence in a one-on-one battle: Luffy required aid from Usopp to defeat Mr. 3, aid he does not have at his "tactical" disposal in this fight; the fact that rubber is insulated against electricity is a scientific fact, not a tactical one; using a comrade as a shield is not a tactically advanced maneuver, nor is using a mirror to reflect light or water to condense sand. Though his counter to Gloam Paddling was a show of intelligence, none of my opponent's other examples prove anything other than that Luffy is capable of adapting to various situations through use of basic scientific knowledge. 4) Naruto has actually displayed the ability to activate his Kyuubi chakra in recent chapters without anything to suggest the contrary, as demonstrated by how he entered a partial Kyuubi form during his conversation with Pain. The Imari is only one example of an attack Naruto could use to damage Luffy, not the entirety of the attacks available to him in Kyuubi form. I will elaborate on this later. Also, Naruto is still capable of Self-Defense while entering Kyuubi form, as displayed by how he punched Sasuke with considerable force while entering Kyuubi-state in the Valley of the End. Attacking Naruto while he was entering Kyuubi form would only serve to hurt Luffy, as Naruto's Kyuubi chakra manifests itself around him as it is released and has been shown to be capable of damaging human tissue. Now I will refute my opponent's argument: 1) Though Luffy does possess considerable willpower, this willpower will not allow him to regenerage from crippling physical injury such as the kind that Sage Naruto can inflict. Also, Luffy did not survive his critical condition purely due to willpower; Ivankov's Healing Hormones counteracted the poison to a degree that Luffy's willpower-driven immune system alone could not. Though willpower played a dramatic role in the healing process, Luffy's willpower was not the sole reason for his survival. Though Luffy's willpower allows him to achieve considerable feats, it does not allow him to outlast Naruto, who has three energy sources to Luffy's one: Senjutsu (which allows Naruto to draw chakra from nature), Naruto's own considerable willpower, and the Kyuubi. Finally, my own arguments: 5) Presuming that Naruto follow my above strategy involving shinobi toads, he could then enter Kyuubi mode as soon as his Sage Mode expires. Once Sage Mode expires, Naruto could temporarily retreat and have the Toads fight Luffy while Naruto enters Kyuubi mode. Naruto has been shown to be able to enter the basic tail-less Kyuubi form without being in an extreme emotional state, and the speed, strength, and stamina this form grants him would allow the toads to rest for at least a few minutes. If Luffy manages to cause Naruto any considerable damage (which is unlikely, given that Naruto is too fast in the Kyuubi form for Luffy to enter a Gear), Naruto could either take more Kyuubi chakra and increase the power of his state or allow the Toads to take over combat long enough for him to re-enter Senjutsu mode. 6) My sixth argument is that Naruto's strength is multiplied when the toads arrive, rather than it merely being added to. This is due to the variety of combination techniques (. http://naruto.wikia.com...) and traps that Naruto could utilize with his Toads. One example would be Naruto having a Kage Bunshin utilize his variant of the Toad Oil Flame Bullet (. http://naruto.wikia.com...) to drive Luffy in a certain direction, where Naruto is waiting with a RasenShuriken. Naruto could prevent Luffy from attempting to escape from this trap by having a group of Kage Bunshin surround Luffy and grab him from various angles, including underground, while Fukasaku assails Luffy with Sage Art: Frog Call from above (. http://naruto.wikia.com...) and the remaining toads surround Luffy. If this formation were to be assumed, Luffy would have much difficulty avoiding the RasenShuriken and surviving the subsequent havoc that could be wreaked upon him by Naruto and his toads. As I stated before, this is only one possibility of the variety of combination tactics Naruto could utilize. 7) My seventh and final argument is that Luffy is currently not at peak condition, and thus would not be able to fight with his full ability, allowing Naruto to win. My opponent has already stated that this fight is based on the characters' stated in the most recent chapters. In the most recent chapter of Naruto from the point of this debate's initiation, Naruto was not even slightly injured and had not expended even a substantial amount of energy, allowing the conclusion that he is at peak condition. Luffy, however, is in the midst of the Marineford battle, has been hit directly with a slash from Mihawk (. http://onepiece.wikia.com... " Hawk-Eyes, peering through the crowd, manages to point out Luffy, and swings his blade forward, slashing Luffy"), and has used up at least a substantial amount of energy in the subsequent fight. Given these facts, it can be reasoned that Luffy would not be able to bring his full strength to bear where Naruto can, as Naruto can regain energy from the Kyuubi and Senjutsu, but Luffy has no food available to him to replenish his energy. Now I will summarize my arguments: 1: Naruto is faster than Luffy in his exhausted state. 2: Naruto can outnumber and overwhelm Luffy with his toads. 3: Naruto can outsmart Luffy. 4: Naruto can draw on the power of the Nine-Tails to replenish his energy and defeat Luffy. 5: Naruto can alternate Sage and Kyuubi forms to prevent Luffy from taking advantage of a loss of momentum. 6: Naruto and his toads can utilize powerful group tactics to defeat Luffy. 7: Luffy is not at peak condition and cannot compete with a fully rested Naruto and his toads. Thank you for your time. Sorry for the length of my statement.