Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-36019309-20190114073523

There’s more evidence that Itachi was holding back than not, in his battle with Sasuke. Itachi’s goal was to die by Sasuke hand. If Itachi’s Tsukuyomi succeeded than it would have ruined everything and the only way he could make sure Sasuke wouldn’t lose is by holding back. Was Itachi really surprised that Sasuke broke his Tsukuyomi?

If he was really surprised, than that implies he didn’t expect Sasuke to break it and that’s counterproductive to Itachi’s goal of getting killed by Sasuke. Which brings me to my next point. What exactly exactly was the point of the illusion he used on Sasuke and what did he plan to do after he took out Sasuke’s eyes in the illusion?

He takes out Sasuke eyes, but than what? He tortures him? That doesn’t fit with Itachi’s character and M.O. Itachi doesn’t torture for fun, he does it to accomplish something. Itachi torturing Sasuke, for no reason, would of hinted at this being a genjutsu. Kakashi stated: "If your caught by his ocular jutsu, he has you instantly. It has nothing to do with whether you can defeat genjutsu or not."

Kakashi implies it can't be broken due to it's instant nature. 