Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-32617252-20180630055746/@comment-734582-20180701085610

Ninja Of War wrote: I think we have to categorize prodigies. It doesn't really matter, i think. Itachi grew strong both by his own power and what power he inherited. I don't see droves of Uchiha becoming Anbu at record ages, so clearly even among a skilled clan he was a prodigy. Is he really a greater prodigy than Minato though, the guy who didn't have any clan powers or KKG yet fought a Biju?

Orochimaru was strong, but he also had much much longer than anyone else to gain that power. Plus, Itachi was kind of his Achilles heel (we've never seen Orochimaru as reckless as when Uchiha got involved). So, can we truly say that Orochimaru was a greater prodigy than Itachi?

Sasuke got incredibly strong, but can we truly attribute stuff like his use of Curse Mark to himself, or MS, or Rinnegan? Is the power he sought, evidence of how much of a prodigy he was?

Kakashi similarly had no KKG, yet was Jonin at an incredibly young age. Was he better than Itachi then? if they had switched sides, would Itachi be able to fight better in Kakashi's shoes than Kakashi in Itachi's?

But they all have in common that they used what they had, and sharpened it into their primary weapon, becoming powerful and competent shinobi who significantly altered the course of Shinobi history.