Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-31099706-20170327120301/@comment-26127155-20170423085729

Okay, I think I've read enough to gauge everyone's opinions and facts regarding this topic.

1. Itachi's endgame of using a full power Tsukuyomi to extract Orochimaru, doesn't make much sense here. If he was successful, he would have at least completely ended the battle (if not killed Sasuke then and there), which would have ruined a decade's worth of preparation for this final showdown (Itachi's core goal being Sasuke to kill him).

2. We've seen Tsukuyomi at its strongest against Isami. 70+ years in a few seconds is clearly stronger than anything else shown in the series, and his target had her own sharingan. 3. Sasuke could never notice a "watered down" Tsukuyomi because his worst experience was the 24 hour version of the technique. This is less than against Kakashi (72 hours) and much less than Isami (70+ years). 4. "Watered down" is perhaps not the right term to use here. I view this as more akin to "pulling punches" as Itachi doesn't want to kill Sasuke but is testing him, and trying to hide his true intentions from Sasuke. 5. If Itachi never used Tsukuyomi in this fight, it would have been incredibly suspicious. A "watered down" Tsukuyomi is still a very potent technique and it is still a major accomplishment from Sasuke to escape this technique.