Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26636534-20180830184727/@comment-26107879-20181107080921

@Flat

First, SOT is just a tool. It's only as fast as the person or thing that swings or thrusts it.

Second. He had plenty of time. As I said, anime portrayals are considered canon. He is able to speak a couple of words as the Totsuka blade is making it's way to him. Therefore, he had a second or two to see it. Then when he was hit, he did not showcase any form of surprise whatsoever. He even laughed. Surprised is always accompanied by "!" mark which is shown when he realizes it's the Sword of Totsuka. Therefore, he wasn't surprised by it and not caught off guard. A few seconds is enough time for anyone to dodge anything in the Narutoverse. He A) Didn't see it since he wasn't looking down at the incoming blade or B) Didn't care. It's not like he was completely out of the snakes mouth perfectly healthy with his legs uninhibited either. That feat is the equivalent of hitting a cripple that doesn't really care. The reason being, he spoke, didn't showcase surprise, laughed, and continued speaking. You don't have any proof of Itachi thrusting his sword faster than Orochimaru can utter a single word, due to that fact; it's definitely not faster than a second.

As for Nagato, '''Needing to deal with all three at once, Kabuto has Nagato use Chibaku Tensei. Itachi, Naruto, and B simultaneously use their strongest long-range attacks to destroy the growing planetoid. As Kabuto's attentions are distracted by its destruction, Itachi stabs him with Susanoo's Sword of Totsuka, which also restores his consciousness to him''', Nagato. Not only was the terrain covered in smoke, the puppeteer was distracted. And it's a puppeteer controlling someone from afar in a body they aren't used to. Hardly a feat.