Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26127155-20150609131529/@comment-25549954-20150609142922

I think it's all about choice, genjutsu is not the style of combat most people in Naruto would prefer- if they don't want to harm physically, for example take Itachi, he didn't want to harm physically, of course it gives some opportunity to attack but they don't want to take that advantage for some reason, I think ninjutsu is more flexible and versatile option in some situations especially when ones genjutsu is weak. I don't think Madara would use genjutsu often if he enjoys fighting Hashirama, Madara did use Genjutsu on A and some Shinobi forces, but he mostly likes to fight with Taijutsu and Ninjutsu and spends most of his chakra in those techniques just for this simple reason. And thinking about Naruto vs Sasuke, I don't think Naruto would be affected by his Genjutsu especially when Naruto is Jinchuriki and the level that he has reached, it isn't that simple because the Beast can help them snap out of Genjutsu. If it's a visual genjutsu a nearby ally can help with his/her chakra transfer, it is more suitable in one on one combat. Some Genjutsu were very rare and special like the ones Tayuya used, and there are lot of Shinobi that are capable of using it but don't rely on it, if they want to analyze opponent's capabilities, it could be used as a last resort like the time when Fukasaku and Shima used their genjutsu on Pain, but some genjutsu are pretty weak in comparison to genjutsu specialists imo.