Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26403664-20160228225013/@comment-24916821-20160414012056

Before any of you guys continue, I'd just like to point out that Kishimoto himself said that Itachi would've easily defeated Madara if it weren't for his terminal illness. Kishimoto had to kill him off with a terminal disease, otherwise the story wouldn't be as nice with Itachi ending up being the strongest Uchiha in history. Do note that I'm not saying he's invincible, and I do think that people who have defeated Madara CAN beat Itachi, but my point is Kishimoto intended for Itachi to be the strongest Uchiha in history, beating even Madara.