Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26104757-20170223224954/@comment-26104757-20170224033557

QuakingStar wrote: Itachi only needs to use his prodigious skill and intellect, and when the opportunities arise he will finish it.

I'll accept that Itachi is smart, that I can't deny, but Onoki has a considerate amount of actual battle intelligence than him, and when you compare 'book knowledge' to 'battle knowledge', the latter will always hold more significance. Onoki has experienced four Wars, one of which he led himself, remained a Kage for years upon years and pretty much delegated the Five Kage in their fight against Madara.

Itachi's presence of mind is almost useless here.

If anything, he rivals Onoki's analytical way of thinking, not surpass it.

In this particular fight, Kisame will be doing all the heavy work. Itachi's involvement would be an advisor for the most part, and when he does have the opportunity to participate, it'll be short-lived, (E.g; using Ametarasu or Susanoo) and at the cost of his life. The the problem with that, however, is not his physical health, but the reliance placed on Kisame. Samehada has only ever been used, to my understanding, to absorb someone's chakra upon contact with the intended victim directly, or chakra itself. I'm not sure Samehada can absorb chakra if it's taken a materialistic form, (E.g; Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Lightning.) Now, Onoki's Dust Release can cover a large area, both by trapping a victim inside or forcing them to enter it's vicinity. Can Samehada absorb Dust Release? I'm not convinced. Dust Release is only one of many techniques Onoki can use, his Super Weighted Boulder could render Kisame incapable of holding Samehada or even position Itachi's Susanoo immobile, (something he was able to do to 25 Susanoo's simultaneously.) With the corresponding technique, he can heighten his speed and fly, even slow down a meteor. Not to mention his Earth Release use, like Stone Golem.

Onoki is limitless.

Dare I say he wins this with mid-difficulty.