Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26005711-20160126181655/@comment-26636534-20160318104118

@MIGshinobi

Itachi is not going to risk losing the predictive and perceptive abilities of the Sharingan to put the third in genjutsu, he would be extremely vulnerable to a counterattack at that point, just like when Kakashi used the chidori without the Sharingan. It matters more that Itachi can't see, because the Sharingan is his advantage, without it he is at a great disadvantage, since it is the core of his abilities. On the third seeing Amaterasu, he does not need to look into Itachi's eyes, he just needs to see when the blood runs down his face to anticipate it.

Never did I say that the Third is untouchable, but like his son, he uses lightning release armor. The 4th was able to avoid pointblank attacks with this jutsu, it is reasonable to assume that the Third can do the same. Since you stated that the Third has an "average mind", you have to prove that he is unintelligent, otherwise, we have to accept that he has kage-level intelligence.

The third has way more battle experience than Itachi, so he is definitely wiser that Itachi. The full powered Hell-stab technique was able to harm his own body(known as the strongest shield), so in my opinion he can break through armored Susanoo. Itachi weaves signs extremely fast, but he was unable to weave signs when a fuma shuriken was thrown at him. Also, Itachi apparently can't dodge lightning, so the Third can use his black lightning on him and it's guaranteed to hit.