Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24347194-20150211225344/@comment-24071637-20150215170819

I don't see Itachi really being able to touch Minato without him being fatigued and tired, Itachi would have to be on the defensive and the best way he could do that is Susanoo and Itachi doesn't exactly have the best reserves so sustaining Susanoo will be hard. Minato we know has large amounts of chakra due to his ability to use Sage Mode and sealing half of Kurama using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal. Not even Itachi's Amaterasu would be able to touch Minato but if Itachi could get Minato in a genjutsu, such as Tsukuyomi, possibly by anticipating where Minato will teleport to, he could win, Minato's standing there, stuck in a genjutsu, Itachi seals him in the Totsuka Blade, or sets him on fire, or blows him up. However it is plausible Itachi could do something with Izanami or Izanagi(which he would likely know if he knew Izanami), then there is also Kotoamatsukami. Which doesn't require eye contact but just for the target to be in the field of vision.