Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-142748-20150410212019/@comment-142748-20150412045737

Trappedinmygenjutsu wrote: @SuperSaiyaMan

-A could probably dodge it, but will he survive it? NO

-Minato may be able to dodge, but while blind, about to die, and out of chakra? Probably not.

- Naruto would require a whole lot of chakra in order to block such a technique, and if he was in the same circumstance as Itachi? He would not be able to block it.

- I am not sure if Sasuke's Susanoo would be able to protect himself from Kirin. Although Sasuke seems to be the most likely candidate to repeat the feat along with other preta path users.

During the Naruto series Itachi has essentially had a handbrake on the whole time. He was gradually losing his eyesight, he was dying from a terminal illness, and it was revealed that he did not want to fight anyone in the first place. No other character in the series has had such a handicap against them, and yet Itachi was always in control of the fights he was in. Not really. There is one fight where he had no choice but to go all out: fighting Naruto and Bee. Due to the Fuda Tag, Itachi was forced to fight at his full potential since he couldn't hold back. yet his performance was underwhelming for the mythical 'healthy Itachi' don't you think?

His shunshin blitz? Intercepted and Naruto casually talked to him

His fabled Genjutsu? Broken and B nearly turned him into shishkabob like Sasuke.

His first Mangekyo Sharingan usage? He didn't even know Kotoamatsukami had finished charging so he was fighting blind.

Naruto could easily block Kirin, considering the attack is far weaker than even one of his KN6 Bijudama, but he'd need to be in Biju Mode at minimum to do it.