Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31338621-20190129080042/@comment-26636534-20190206210054

It's amazing that there are still users who believe Itachi reacted to lightning, when it's obvious that Itachi predicted the attack. Itachi predicted the attack and knew he had to use Susanoo to block, so all he had to do was get the timing correct. Itachi didn't react to Kirin, he predicted it.

BrainBrand wrote: @Ninja of War

Eye contact would likely take place before, Minato even comes close to using FTG. It doesn't matter if Itachi doesn't have his sharingan on at the very beginning. Since Minato doesn't know Itachi has a sharingan, he would still look into his eyes.

When has Itachi ever used signs for sharingan genjutsu, other than izanami? I agree, but with Itachi's regular eyes. Let's say Itachi tries the same thing he did with Deidara. Itachi closes his eyes, he opens them with sharingan to find a kunai near his face.

Why does Minato have to look into Itachi's sharingan?

I do recall, Itachi weaving a sign against Chiyo and co. when he encountered them. Also, Itachi weaved a sign when he first encountered sage Kabuto.