Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31810758-20170513174308/@comment-734582-20170515061122

Killer723 wrote: when they asked kishimoto why he had to kill itachi, and his answer was, Madara would be easily defeated. Are you sure this isn't a joke by Kishimoto, considering the whole "itachi is god" motif and the fact that he technically was never defeated in the series?