Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-45510280-20200416210937/@comment-9782468-20200428173805

@Flatzone

Yeah, it woulda made sense to kill Obito because of reasons stated above. Also after Orochimaru was ostracized, why not kill Orochimaru? Woulda prevented the Konoha Crush and the Akatsuki would just think Itachi was killing him so he wouldn't have to deal with Orochimaru making more attempts at his Sharingan.

I don't believe the feat makes sense given Itachi's character and also the actual feats shown in the manga and anime. Sorry that's cringey to you.

Again, showed you different times to kill two others.

So now you're saying he didn't use it with Sasuke because we didn't know he had supposedly done it yet? But according to you it already happened in the story. So Itachi should have been able to do it. But didn't cus ya know, whatever.

Okay, but how does that describe Obito's relationship with Nagato? And considering they're all criminals, why wouldn't everyone understand that Itachi exterminated his clan and so also wanted to take out Madara too? Lol Kakuzu killed several of his own partners several times and literally no one cared, he stayed in the group because he got results. No one would care if Itachi killed Obito.

"Brash risks" leaves Obito alive and so free to take Konoha after his death, uses Tsukuyomi in an apparently ridiculously draining way when he's trying to kill his whole clan. Those seem like brash risks to me.

I didn't forget, you just forgot my response which is that it's not that impressive. Literally Ninja combat is all about technique knowledge. If you know how a Shinobi fights, it gives you such a huge advantage to the point Nagato claimed Jiraiya may have beat him if he knew the secret from he beginning.

So yeah, Itachi's character and other feats do contradict what happens in the manga and anime, which is why I personally don't see it as a legit feat. And like someone else mentioned, the novels have some odd bits in there where things like love can break a victim out of it.

@Legion Kakuzu killed members regularly. I doubt they'd care, especially since Itachi's cover story was that he wanted to test his skills by killing all Uchiha. That could easily include Madara and be in line with his supposed motivations

@Snapper2 the basis of me saying it was never shown in any of the countless filler is mainly because the filler and flashbacks are so prevalent in the series, but this one important bit never makes it in. Basically, I find more validity in a feat if there's more than one source confirming it. Like, an anime feat that also takes place in the manga, or is even expanded upon in the anime, has more validity to me than a feat from a filler arc (especially if said filler gives a huge feat like the feat we're discussing).

I'm sorry you think the discussion is dumb and a waste of time lol. But tbh most discussions are like the one you're describing, where both sides already have an opinion and won't back down no matter what. And just like versus debates, this discussion will ultimately accomplish nothing. But personally I enjoy the back and forth usually.