Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26636534-20180830184727/@comment-37438701-20181107200511

Itachi is already stated to be stronger than Orochimaru so the only things left are Edo Konan and Kimimaro vs Itachi. Also, atm we do not know if Orochimaru has had any increase in power or not. Konan is a very strong opponent but is someone who struggled against Jiraiya, Itachi is already at Jiraiya's level, and he may even be stronger as he is already stronger than Orochimaru, which is a sannin like Jiraiya, Itachi might have some troubles against Konan as he doesn't really know her well, but like how he did about Nagato, he can very easily notice weaknesses and exploit them to his will, he also has Genjutsu which works against people with chakra, which Edo people also have, he also has Susanoo and Amaterasu, and he also has Kotoamatsukami which he may or may not use, which can even change the mind of Edo people, so he might use that on kimimaro or Konan, now that we have discussed Konan, we move on to Kimimaro, on whom the Kotoamatsukami can be used. This is exactly said but is eluded to that he is as strong as Jugo because Jugo said Kimimaro was the 'only one who could control him' when he went berserk. Itachi is well above Jugo as he was stronger than Sasuke during their fight but he willingly died to give Sasuke the Mangekyou Sharingan, who is obviously way stronger than Jugo. So, either Itachi uses Kotoamatsukami on Konan and deals with Kimimaro or vice versa. Then there is Orochimaru. 1. He uses Genjutsu. 2. He uses the Totsuka Blade, again. 3. He beats him with Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, etc. So, I choose Itachi for these reasons.