Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-35155071-20180330190048/@comment-26107879-20180409100302

@Legion

Continuing with all the points is now just arguing since you agreed with the only point that mattered, which is point 5. I don't want to argue. So Itachi has the capability of stunlocking. Whether it be milliseconds or minutes, he has the capability of casting a Genutsu, which Obito will detect, raise his hands, then cast the jutsu. This doesn't happen at 0 seconds, so therefore for a brief time, he is stunned.

@Jason

You misunderstand something. The hand doesn't need to be pointed towards the target, just raised. Once it's raised, a barrier is conjured around the entire user. When a technique comes in contact with the barrier, it is absorbed. Nagato's hand was raised while he was removing Naruto's soul, so he was able to conjure the barrier since his hand was already raised.