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Why was he jealous of Itachi? Because he was from the Uchiha Clan? Why was he jealous of the Uchiha Clan? Because they were the strongest, apart from the Senju Clan, and were filled with natural talents in the art of combat. Itachi happens to be the best in his eyes, among the Uchiha Clan's prodigious members.

Finest reanimation means strongest, reanimations are for the sake of combat; it cannot be argued it was said in the context of ideology because that goes against the purpose of reanimation.

In his eyes, probably Itachi was the best.