Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26005711-20151018173351/@comment-26537507-20151027195245

LoneNinja wrote: Also it took a few minutes before Itachi and Sasuke broke free from Kabuto's Genjutsu and their Genjutsu required Eye Contact just like Madara would need to rescue his teammate something Shisui would know. By taking out Itachi first and forcing him to close his eyes, he can then target Madara and do the same. That was simply the most convenient way to break out, since they were paralysed. Any of the other methods of genjutsu release would have worked.