Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-29994364-20161028174112/@comment-9782468-20161103133319

Minato isn't "barely faster then 14yr old Obito." He simply let Obito get close enough to believe he had won. That way, Obito wouldn't activate his intangibility in time.

One eyed Madara countered someone who wasn't as good as Minato in FTG's use. Also, he had Sage Mode. Itachi does not.