Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31338621-20200309130706/@comment-9782468-20200323161528

@Jason, Minato took a swipe at Obito when Obito was much younger, and Obito still managed to nearly warp him in while Minato used FTG to teleport out. So no, Itachi isn't chopping his head off or making a clone, being slower than Minato.