Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-36512555-20200101053037/@comment-32685487-20200410171326

Ninja Of War wrote: Jason of the Mangekyou wrote: That's after kirin was launched itachi had 1/1000 of a second at that point to use it. It was used then. But the panel didn't white-out with Sasuke's hand movement, only after. So how can you say kirin was launched already? If we go by the panel white-out, Sasuke's hand movements preempt the launch of Kirin.

The screen was still bright from Kirin before and after it was launched, Itachi was still looking straight up at the brightness. Sasuke's arm being swung down means nothing to Itachi here as the strike is still near instant

@Squinty Kakashi wasn't near blind, and he wasn't near death(Zetsu had said earlier Itachi was off.. and that's clearly because of his eyesight and health) You two's attempts at downplaying this feat are getting very cringey. Just give it up already.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qLTu7H5F3nk/XeZTNdZ78nI/AAAAAAAAKi0/nlDpAevzzJktiRkqAaKqvnkgnwJGl9JkgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/006.webp here he is looking at Sasuke(to be more precise the chakra in Sasuke's hand), notice the angle of his gaze

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9YRHo3M3Ffs/XeZTN3p4IEI/AAAAAAAAKi4/A5e4yU4bkHUyUrkvwRqMrjtBtzXAOBdeQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/007.webp Kirin is now present and it is super bright, Itachi is looking further up and at Kirin, not Sasuke.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yKxhIEOHvBM/XeZTOKGNQxI/AAAAAAAAKi8/u7xXEMmA-IUN8lSsOk7pRHDCLUwinWDHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/008.webp His gaze remains the same, up at Kirin and not at Sasuke. This shouldn't be hard to see for even you two