Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-142748-20150410212019/@comment-26127155-20150413034012

The Totsuka sword a version of the sword of Kusanagi, it has more cutting power than the other swords in the series and this indication shows that it is more likely able to cut, mokuton techniques of Madara's 'usual' Susanoo sword.

Of course Hashirama is not going to stand there, but Itachi struck both Nagato and Orochimaru before they were even able to react to Itachi stabbing both of them. Itachi's genjutsu also immobilizes his opponents for long enough (less than a second) in order to finish them. He also has shadow clones and other genjutsu abilities which would give him opportunities for surprise attacks which would finish Hashirama off in one move. The Totsuka blade had no problem in sealing Nagato who also has extremely high chakra reserves which would replenish an infinite amount of times (so I don't see how you could overload the Totsuka blade).

There is no proof that Zetsu was exaggerating. He has no bias towards any of the characters, he has existed long enough to witness everyone in the series fight and he is able to record fights (so he will never forget). His judgement is the most credible in the whole series, and it can not be taken lightly or dismissed as easily as you are trying to make it. All these characters in the series have the up most respect for Itachi and recognize that non of them would want to fight Itachi, FOR A REASON.

Saying that Hashirama will not look into Itachi's eyes is just an excuse for saying that Hashirama would be screwed the second he looked into Itachi's eyes. It is not as simple as saying that he won't look at Itachi's eye (it is not as simple as that) and that is assuming that he knows that Itachi is an Uchiha (you have nothing to counter that). He can't as simply break the genjutsu (he hasn't been shown to break such genjutsu in the show) and he hasn't versed a genjutsu specialist like Itachi before.