Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-36512555-20200202084241/@comment-32685487-20200204214949

He made a deal with Obito and he was told about the Akatsuki and Obito was his way into the Akatsuki so taking him out would be stupid. He was also the only person who could discover and track Obito and Obito had no idea Itachi was near or tailing him.