Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-32676759-20170725042729/@comment-27089028-20171014152435

Natrix Spiritual Cloak Gleam wrote: Kabuto later retracted his statement. He said he underestimated itachi. Then why didnt guy simply use seventh gate there? To finish off itachi. He himself said he cant beat him so no questions, not to mention knowing itachi's power he took precautions by calling backup from konoha. And that too not knowing about his MS abilities. So he was clearly meaning three tomoe itachi was too much even for him. He even had asuma as backup yet called more ...... Saying you underestimated someone does not equate to retracting a previous statement. Because the 8th Gate was necessary to fight Madara, even if Itachi were equal to 7 gates Guy he would still be fodderised by Six Paths Madara. Itachi Uchiha for most of the series was sick, going blind from MS and his stamina levels were appalling. Madara when physically introduced to the series is an Edo Tensei meaning he has infinite chakra and can regenerate from any attack Itachi throws at him. The only way Itachi could stand a chance is using the Blade to seal Madara however Madara has greater mobility than both Orochimaru and Nagato did. Not to mention unlike Orochimaru he is not physically attached to his Susanoo meaning even if Itachi's Blade reached Madara's Susanoo it would not seal him. Plus Madara's Perfect Susanoo makes Itachi's Final Susanoo look like a joke, not only does it have legs and is far bigger than Itachi's but it also has wings so it can fly similarly to Sasuke's Perfect Susanoo.

Now say we gave Itachi his Perfect Susanoo from Storm 4, Itachi may stand an actual chance against Madara however it should be noted that Madara also has Wood Style, Rinnegan and overall a far greater versatile arsenal than Itachi.

So the final verdict is this and I am only going to say it once: Edo Itachi Uchiha with a Perfect Susanoo would be able to defeat EMS alive Madara and maybe if you stretch it Edo Madara though that's not 100% certain. Anything beyond Edo Madara is an instant stomp i.e. Rinnegan Madara and Juubi Madara would destroy Itachi no diff.