Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31338621-20190129080042/@comment-9782468-20190204155906

BrainBrand wrote:

Tobi always had a backup plan for Konan, in the form of Izanagi. Against Minato he had no backup plan and underestimated him much more than reasonable, unlike with Konan.

Tobi didn't need the chain to make sure Minato couldn't hit him from behind, he could have simply turned around, while staying intangible a little longer, if he was truly worried about it.

How do you know Minato used shunshin? Underestimating opponents in general is unreasonable, but it's in his character to do so. Obito obviously didn't want to use Izanagi and therefore another Sharingan on Konan, he just underestimated her and got closer to dying than against Minato.

Minato could have turned around faster than Obito since, you know, Minato was the fastest Shinobi who ever lived at that point. Staying Intangibl is fine but it's harder to get your bearings with your opponent if all they're doing is slipping around behind you. Chaining Minato is a valid strategy, idk why you think it's not because just because it wasn't Obito's only option.

Because Minato hadn't marked Kakashi or the other ninja, and he didn't throw his kunai to them. I'm of course ignoring what happened in the video game since those are non canon.