Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-28668535-20160826000132/@comment-28300173-20160826004325

God. I don't know. Not an easy matchup.

I mean, Deidara and Sasori are extremely powerful ninja, no question about it. I'm imagining Deidara on his Clay Dragon and Sasori in his puppet form using the animated Third Kazekage... that's an extremely formidable duo.

But Itachi is clearly moreso gifted than the typical ninja. Highly analytical. Master of the Mangekyo Sharingan, possessor of Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi. Wielder of the Sword of Totsuka and the Yata Mirror. Mind of a Hokage, according to Sarutobi. In fact, had the Uchiha Massacre never taken place, I imagine Minato would have pegged Itachi as a potential candidate for Fifth Hokage... Jiraiya and Tsunade certainly didn't want it initially.

I say that this is a brutal battle, one I would love to see animated. The forest area is destroyed afterwards, and all three combatants have to go all out. But I'm not sure who would win in the end. Itachi?