Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-36019309-20190114073523/@comment-26636534-20190126220437

@Jason

I don't know if you saw my previous posts or not, so I'll clarify my stance.

In one of my first posts on this thread, I questioned the assumed authority that Itachi apparently has, regarding the requirements to break Tsukuyomi. 1) What makes users accept Itachi's statement as valid? 2) What gives Itachi authority to limit the abilities of other shinobi? 3) How and where did Itachi find this out?

@James replied to me, stating that sometimes the author speaks through certain characters. Well, that certainly is true, however simply being a character statement doesn't automatically equal an author statement as well. @James added that the databook had an entry on Tsukuyomi. So, if we only took the manga, all we have is a character statement from Itachi.

Let's say we include the databook, and accept the entire entry about Tsukuyomi: "Concurrently, only those posses the Sharingan and Kekkei genkai can defeat Tsukuyomi." Paraphrased, however the word concurrently persists. This refers to as it stands now. So, bringing it full circle, from the manga only:

Itachi's character statement about Tsukuyomi doesn't give him the authority to limit the abilities of other shinobi.

From manga+databook: Itachi has the authority for that time period only to his knowledge, through the use of the literal entry from the databook.

If you want to argue about the use of the word "Concurrently" that is fine. My issue was Itachi limiting others with assumed authority, which I have shown is not true.