Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26636534-20180830184727/@comment-34194151-20181101041038

For those who care:

The manga made it abundantly clear that the totsuka blade is uncounterable once it connects with the target. orochimaru couldn't escape via oral rebirth. kabuto also lost complete control over nagato. it clearly shuts off enemy jutsu and is an instant kill, no exceptions, sufficient it pierces the target. konan's paper technique won't save her.

@Itachisempi, you should take note of the fact the opposition's argument about kimimaro is easily countered when you look at the fact the only reason kimimaro was able to attack gaara and lee's blindspot was because he came from underground, where he was unseen and undetected as he sneaked into one of his bone stalks and traveled upward. As the opposition admitted, kimimaro is above ground in this fight, which means itachi would easily be able to see when kimimaro is moving into the bone.

One of the most basic abilities of the sharingan is also being ignored. naruto wiki article on sharingan:"The user can see chakra, giving it colour in order to distinguish it by its composition and source.[19] Though not as capable in this regard as the Byakugan, it can see chakra through some (but not all) obstructions[20]" Reference 20, chapter 579 pg 10, clearly shows that itachi could see kabuto's chakra hidden within and behind multiple limestone daggers in the cave. kimimaro uses bone dance, itachi jumps and blocks his underside using susano'o. He sees kimimaro trying to sneak into the bone, then cuts the bone in half as per canon, or simply stabs kimimaro with the totsuka blade through the bone. There is literally no scenario kimimaro can get behind itachi, itachi is too quick, too experienced, and smart for him, and also has the visual acuity of the sharingan.

Also, Itachi clearly immediately used the totsuka blade on orochimaru as soon as orochimaru popped out, despite being exhausted and sick, as he knows totsuka blade is the only thing that will finish orochimaru. he was confident that orochimaru wouldn't be able to react, which is why itachi didn't use a smokescreen against him. he used the smokescreen against nagato out of pure convenience/tactics.