Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-44455926-20191124065748/@comment-37982756-20191125134902

Itachi's stamina aside, I can't see anyone other than Gai taking on kisame. Tsunade if she intervenes and that would still be a major debate as to how she would actually defeat him or even fight him. If Jiraiya falls for Tsukuyomi/Amaterasu, Akatsuki wins or at best would be forced to retreat at the cost of Gai's life. If Jiraiya manages to evade Itachi's one hit KO's and gets into SM, Konoha actually has a pretty good chance to win. But that is a very big if. Would someone like Itachi or Kisame give their opponent that kind of time to powerup?? Seems very unlikely.