Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-5936871-20160126112547/@comment-26773508-20160204120912

MlGshinobi wrote: I even said nagato isnt dumb, so thanks for not reading my posts. I simply said he isnt intelligent, but rather experienced. You can claim I made excuses for itachi but like I said both him and obito both mutally agreed that itachi was gonna be a spy. Unlike nagato, itachi knew what his true purpose in the akatsuki was and even obito said he didnt invade konoha earlier because of itachi, so itachi did his job. Nagato's "op jutsus" are irrelevant thanks to to the yata mirror. Nagato's sensor abilities dont allow him to react to to stuff he doesnt see coming, that was proven by jiriaya in the pain fight. If his sensor abilities were so good why did he get stabbed by the totuska blade in the first place in the manga? Because he doesnt see it cominng. The moment itachi and nagato lock eyes its all over. Nagato didn't see the Totsuka Blade coming because he was being controlled by Kabuto. Not to forget Nagato had no mobility then. But Nagato has full mobility in this thread here. And you truly are making excuses for Itachi. Itachi made a deal with someone who he thought was MADARA. He might have behaved differently had he known that the masked guy was Obito. But of course, Itachi was tricked by both BZ and Obito right from the start. And it's a fact that you're unwilling to admit. So your own assertions end up tearing down the same arguments they were supposed to support.

Also, the Yata Mirror is still a highly contentious issue. Like I and AsianReaper have said before, it is far more likely that the "change" in size is an artistic error/compromise rather than it actually changing its size. The Orochi Snakes could have been blocked simply by positioning the shiled at the right angle, without changing the size. Plus nobody exclaimed that the shield has changed size. So my default assumption is that of AsianReaper; i.e. it was an artistic compromise on Kishi's part.

But even if the Yata Mirror was capable of being omnidirectional, that still doesn't mean that Itachi's Susanoo won't be pushed back due to Shinra Tensei. If I have a badass shield, and if a strong, heavy swordsman were to swing his sword at me, then I can block the sword strike with my shield, thus preventing even the slightest of injuries. However, that doesn't mean I won't be pushed back if the swordsman lands a heavy blow on my shield. I won't suffer any scratches thanks to the shield, but the momentum gained by the sword will still be transferred to my body via the shield, hence forcing my body to move back, which might disorient me for some time.

The same principle can be applied to the Yata Mirror. It may block Shinra Tensei IF AND ONLY IF it is omnidirectional. But that doesn't mean Itachi's Susanoo won't be pushed away if the Shinra Tensei is powerful enough. Some of the extreme amount of momentum will still be transferred to the Susanoo through the shield. And every time the Susanoo gets pushed back, Itachi suffers extra strain in his body and might even be disoriented a bit. And disorient him long enough, then off goes the Susanoo and out comes the buckets of blood Itachi will cough out thanks to the strain of the MS.