Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-36528625-20180810001142/@comment-734582-20180824205314

KyfieLita68 wrote: In his eyes, probably Itachi was the best. He mentions a number of things, including "You had many things that made yourself". This implies he did indeed envy Itachi for who he was, not purely strength. Or rather, what made Itachi special is that he had strength that he developed and could call his own. Madara is stronger, but also had EMS (a power entrusted by his brother) and Hashirama cell (a power stolen from his rival). Furthermore, he treated Madara more as a science experiment than as a setpiece. On the contrary, his mannerisms and praise towards Itachi are completely unlike how he talks about Nagato or Madara, despite both being unambiguously stronger than Edotachi.