Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-33308438-20180614101055/@comment-6769189-20180710124742

Ninja Of War wrote:

Wrong there pal. Ch392, pg 10, you can see one of the snakes from Orochimaru's eight branches technique bypassing the YM (Meaning the YM is not adapting to the snake's attack). Anime further proves this, in episode 138 of part 2, multiple snakes bypassed YM and even constricted Itachi's Susanoo with the YM in tow. Checkmate YM fans. Also, please don't play the literal databook game, nobody wins if you do that. Really now? Cuz all i see are the snakes faceplanting hard as hell on that shield and then getting sliced up.

Anime scenes are non-canon but uhhh lets say it is valid, just for craps and giggles. None of the snakes thats constricted Susanoo came into contact with the shield. Yata Mirror isnt a 360 forcefield. An attack actually has to come into contact with it for it to be blocked. That kinda how shields work.