Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26998824-20151210004253/@comment-26773508-20151210054428

As much as I like Tobirama, I have to admit that he doesn't have enough feats. By hype he was close to EMS Madara's level. But hype is not a good basis to judge vs battles.

His limited feats are quite impressive, though. Since Tobirama knew about Blaze Release in his lifetime, then it stands to reason that he knows how Amaterasu works. So the manga seems to suggest that Tobirama can counter the black flames. Since he fought MS Izuna, in all likelihood he can also counter Susanoo. In terms of strategy and intellect, both of them seem more or less equal. But it's Itachi's Tsukuyomi and his Ethereal Weapons (Yata Mirror and Totsuka Blade) that pose a real threat to Tobirama.

I'm not a big fan of Itachi, although I think his tragic storyline was THE best story in the entire manga. Plus his fanboys are by far the most annoying in the fandom. Yet in spite of all that, I have to admit Tobirama has shown no feats with which to counter Tsukuyomi and the Ethereal Weapons. As far as we know, Itachi and Shisui's genjutsu skills were unprecedented in the Uchiha clan. And since Madara and Izuna's genjutsu feats don't even come close to those of Itachi, so it's safe to assume that Tobirama hasn't faced an Uchiha as unique as Itachi. Which puts him at a great disadvantage. One nanosecond in Tsukuyomi would mean certain death for Tobirama, thanks to Itachi's speed feats and the Tsukuyomi's ability to alter the victim's perception of time.

And even if Tobirama manages to avoid eye contact with Itachi to avoid getting caught in Tsukuyomi, and even if he won't be affected by Itachi's finger-released genjutsus, then there's still the big question of how he'll counter the Yata Mirror and the Totsuka Sword. Tobirama's current feats simply don't address the challenge posed by Itachi. So I think Itachi would win more often than not.