Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31338621-20190129080042/@comment-9782468-20190131152752

BrainBrand wrote: Me, I think Itachi would win. Itachi almost always preemptively strikes and most of the time, with genjutsu.

Although who wins, largely depends on the conditions. He didn't use Genjutsu first against Kakashi. Or Jiraiya.

Preemptively striking doesn't have as much of a benefit when the opponent is Minato anyways. His sensing and reflexes are too fast for something like that.