Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26126664-20160103234134/@comment-26369387-20160104000844

Curse of Hatred wrote: Itachi's best chances are genjutsu and the Totsuka Blade. Nagato's best chances are Chibaku Tensei, a powerful Shinra Tensei, taking Itachi's soul, absorbing all his chakra, or simply using the Asura path to blast Itachi into oblivion.

Honestly I can see this going either way. On one hand Itachi is a tactical genius and a genjutsu specialist - no movement he makes is wasted. On the other hand Nagato has more chakra - so he can last longer, he can absorb pretty much any chakra based attack Itachi sends his way (which may include Susanoo, if I'm not mistaken) and can release his own deadly barrage of attacks. I mean, how well would Itachi fare against a Banshō Ten'in followed by either an Asura path attack, or a simple slash to the face with a kunai?

Also, while Rinnegan is not immune to genjutsu, it can see chakra flow, meaning Nagato should be able to see from his chakra if he's under genjutsu.