How to know you're just as strong as War

1. He starts to really use the computer a lot to not only trace you, but to also make a carpload of documents on battle tactics.
2. He willingly tells lies to Ira and Reaper about him breaking their stuff or hurting Death, just so he can practice fights with them (ouch....).
3. He practices his knifetrowing abilities more than once a hour.
4. you know all of this due to the fact that you have many spy cams, and War doesn't notice any of them. 

War VS. Alfred in a nutshell