Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-31948035-20170717011649/@comment-7292165-20170717225546

DanteofSixPaths wrote: To be clear, I don't have a problem with Susanoo, Izanami or any of Itachi's techs. I have a problem with the fact that whenever Itachi pulls out some unknown jutsu he is hailed as a genius, while Sasuke almost always uses strategy in his fights and doesn't get the same recognition. I don't recall at any point where Itachi was hailed a genius due to him pulling out unknown jutsus? He mastered many of his clan's techniques, passed at the top of his class, graduated and became chunin, and joined the anbu all at a very young age. That is why he was considered a genius and he has brains to back it up. While I will that say Sasuke has shown to be more battle strategic, Itachi has had even less time than him, and like you said was put against people he was stronger than, so sometimes strategy wasn't always needed.