Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-29769110-20170730202400/@comment-7292165-20170801115214

@Damcheus

Maybe it isn't that Itachi couldn't learn the Izanagi, maybe he just didn't learn it. Just like Madara, I'm sure he could have learned the Izanagi and Izanami, but just never did. It's like Raven said, if the person has never been shown to use a technique or mention to have it doesn't mean they have, despite it being a possibility considering the circumstances. An example can be Sarada. She was incredible chakra control, enough to perform the Cherry Blossom Impact, so being the daughter of Sakura, you would think she should use the Mystical Palm Technique.