Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-34277398-20180314193639/@comment-34752936-20180323173558

Itachi would realize that his eyes can't follow Minato's speed, would rely on his other senses, mainly sound, and plan several angled traps and/or multiple angled attacks to force the Flying Thunder God to be used. Probably so he can get a basic understanding of the mechanics, and try and figure out where Minato would go. From there, working off what he would probably find/prove to be effective, insert said effectiveness with a decisive blow. The main problem would be is Minato would probably figure out the basis of Itachi's tactics, and try to apply a different/more unorthodox method of gaining the upper hand. He may also play into in plan with intent of exploding a weak spot. This weak spot would probably already been accounted for on Itachi's part, potentially giving him a prime opportunity for Mangekyo usage. One needs to consider that Minato is indeed fast enough to catch Itachi once he's strained himself with any MS usage, especially if he tagged him, so Itachi really has a one-direction-or-the-other fight on his hands. I could see this fight being almost 7 minutes long in totality, which would be an eternity for Minato. That could even play a part in his stamina. This fight man....this would be a battle of shinobi.

And about the comparison of smartness between Minato and Itachi..

Minato's plan hasn't manifested itself yet. Naruto is still no closer to defeating Madara than he was when his Rasengan went right through Madara. He's a lot closer to stopping the war with his new strength, yes, but that's a far cry from figuring out how to actually kill Madara.

You can only use that kind of comparison after their plans have manifested. Minato's put his hopes in his Naruto, and Naruto is technically Itachi's backup plan for Sasuke, so in a sense, neither one has truly failed, yet.

For the record, Minato only guessed it was Madara, because, as Minato said, Madara was the only person it could have been to have been able to do what he did. That'd be like seeing a masked person attacking the village wielding Enma in Diamond-Pole-Mode and guessing it was Sarutobi.

I'm not saying Itachi is more intelligent than Minato...as such a comparison is almost retarded to begin with...but that Minato guessing Madara's identity because Madara was the only known person who could do all the things "Tobi" did is not, in itself, a good example. Not much different than Jiraiya guessing Madara was the reason Minato split the Kyuubi's chakra in half, only because Madara was the only known Kyuubi Summoner.

There are much better examples than that.

They're both pretty smart. I'll give my opinions of who will win between Minato and Itachi after a bit more comments on the thread.