Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-27233105-20160130092635/@comment-27233105-20160218184321

AnonymousBlank That's a plausible outcome, but considering the OP, the real menace THAT THEY KNEW OF AT THAT SPECIFIC TIME was not Edo Madara, it was Kabuto. This is because at that time no one knew Madara was going to release himself from ET. Going back to attempt to seal an almost indestructible Madara and his monster gang would seem a whole lot less effective than getting Kabuto to undo ET.

Without the proper dojutsu or genjutsu, Minato or anyone Minato brings to help (Sasuke or any Yamanaka) could risk dispelling Izanami without coercing Kabuto to undo ET. For all we know, only Itachi had the proper dojutsu to accomplish this. Since most of the threat hinged on Kabuto, I think if Minato and Itachi stopped to strategize, Itachi might be more suited for the task, even though Minato by far has better abilities.