Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-34752936-20181204181520/@comment-31099706-20181208133225

Vladosaurus wrote: I’m not going to claim that Gaara beats Itachi or anything, but let me remind you that Gaara countered amaterasu with his sand and also countered Susanoo with his sand. Gaara used the sand to pull Madara out of his Susanoo, which would work on Itachi as well.So Gaara has counter for 2/3 of Itachi’s abilities. Tsukuyomi is up to debate. Though, do we know actually what happened? Like, Gaara's sands were still on fire, so I guess he let out the grains of the ones that were on Amaterasu into the air, a little like Naruto using his Chakra cloak. What would happen if the Amaterasu was shooted in the style Itachi used with Sasuke, or what would happen if Sasuke tried to manipulate the fire on Gaara's sand?

The susanoo feat though, was accomplished by the help of Ohnoki I think. And Madara standing on the sand was also a thing.

Mr. Grave wrote: @CombatIQmatters

I agree Gaara loses this particular match up, but a prime version of Gaara (that is post-war adult Gaara) with moderate knowledge on his opponent is more than a handful for someone like Itachi, especially if the battle takes place in a goddamn desert. To fighters like Tobirama, Kisame and Gaara, environment is a big part, so if you pit any of them in favorable conditions, chances are they'll win unless they're dealing with a slippery fighter or a demi God. I take that different strategies would be taken in different situations, especially with someone like Itachim. Like the fact that Gaara won't be instantly taken by Itachi's genjutsu just like every other character he fought is a thing and the fact that Gaara really has a weird tendency to look into people's eyes makes it kind of a hilarious match up.