Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-33308438-20180614101055/@comment-34194151-20180704142200

I still disagree because everyone is focusing on the issue from itachi's perspective and not also considering it from sasuke. Sasuke ALSO has a sharingan which can predict and perceive chakra. He would have seen itachi building up chakra and forming susanoo, but instead he was completey surprised not only to see that itachi survived, he was also surprised when itachi manifested his susanoo after the clouds dissappeared from the sky.. He had clearly not seen itachi use it, so it can be concluded that itachi used it while sasuke was blinded by the lightning strike, which is how I came to the conclusion that he was able to react to lightning. Sure, itachi knew it was coming as well obviously, but he waited till the last possible moment to actually use susanoo to defend himself. This is also supported by the fact that in neither the manga or anime, there is no susanoo formed as kirin comes out of the sky, which means itachi's reflexes are insane.