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Itachi was easily the next Madara or even the guy who could surpass him had he not died of his illness. They have stated multiple times that Sasuke could be the next Madara or the one to surpass him but while Sasuke was considered a skilled ninja, he wasn't considered a prodigy like Itachi and Madara. He was nearly blind and nearly dead when he faced Sasuke and he still could have won, his biggest issue was he didn't have that much chakra but I can agree that hes definitely Minato level and he would have only gotten better had he not been sick