Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31171723-20170128170340/@comment-25122992-20170207195420

And why not? Since he's forming Susanoo, the latter would be set on fire instead of Madara's actual body.

There's no reason to think Madara cannot withstand Itachi in hand to hand combat. His natural battle prowess, combined with taijutsu skills (seen agains Fourth Division), the decent experience, superior Sharingan mastery and the fluid movements granted by the "straight tomoe" (E)MS should at least allow Madara to hold his own, if not overwhelm Itachi himself.