never said it always works, but we dont have any idea at how strong kimimaro even is---no the cheap ass powerup doesnt work all the time, but the only ones it didnt work on are the ones that are completely out of Naruto's league (orochimaru)--- raw power doesnt always work and if the opponent is smart it can be used against them. if kimimaro *is* that strong than yes you are probabaly right and it wont be to Naruto's advantage---too much power not knowing how to use it makes that a burden often rather than an advantage at times, but we have to really just wait and see for the next chapter. if anything naruto as he is clumsy isnt as stupid as he is brought up to be--his fighting style is brute force but there is a brain behind that often suprising the enemy as they dont expet much out of him (which once again brings that to his advantage). using a kakashi level character is one thing to pit against naruto i still feel Naruto may lose, but the main reason as to why Kakashi wouldnt be caught off guard as he knows to expect that of Naruto--and intelligence alone doesnt ensure a victory, and its not simply experience that deems someone victorious but the skills gained by that---the only thing that Naruto has *is* the raw power and a few moves deriving out of that. Kakashi has grown to that point with skill, strategy, and at times im sure a bit of luck and as such should have no real problem against naruto. but kimimaro we really dont know much of anything about save that he is supposed to be strong, sickly and could die even before he manages to get sasuke back to sound. just because they introduced kimimaro doesnt necessarily mean they have to keep him, but could just as a measure to show how naruto has grown and give him either a stalemate or a loss he is long overdue for.