Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-29994364-20161028174112/@comment-26636534-20161119154435

^It matters a great deal, since this is Part 1 Itachi we are talking about. Since he has lower reserves of chakra than Part 2 Itachi, it would limit the jutsu he can perform. Minato has counters to most of Itachi's jutsu, therefore Minato wins with high difficulty.