User blog comment:Njalm2/Threat Levels/@comment-4347663-20130604203602/@comment-10439484-20130605122619

Gaara's TL 8 for various reasons. For one is his manipulation ofthe forces of nature, sand in particular. He can manipulate iton a grand scale. He can even make sand out of existing bedrock and other types of earth. With this knowledge, the entore battlefield is his advantage. He can control a little or a whole lot to fit his needs inside and outside of battle. It's because of this that he's very dangerous. If he wanted to, he could devastate Sunagakure on a whole cataclysmic scale, killingeveryone within its confines. Yes, it's true naruto has larger chakra reserves thanks to Kurama, but he cannot cause devestating damage on that kinda scale with any of his jutsu in general. The only time this happens is in the Inheritors of the Will of Fire, defeating Hiruko with a colossal rasenshuriken andcausing a crater as a result, but that's just it. Nothing else like this was explained in the anime or manga. So...I thinkyou should follow Njalm and Chrono's advice about reading this before commenting.