Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-33308438-20180614101055/@comment-33959444-20180616195408

Natrix Spiritual Cloak Gleam If he's alive and Minato are alive, then they can be killed and don't have unlimited stamina and Chakra. You didn't specify if he's sick or not, so I'll be looking at both scenarios.

Sick Itachi vs Minato: Minato has FTG and enough Chakra to TP away an entire Bijuu Dama from the Nine Tails without any noticeable signs of strain. Right after that, he fought against Tobi, took away his control over the Nine Tails, summoned Gamabunta, and TPed his whole family as well as the Nine Tails to a nearby mountain. After that, he was nearly out of Chakra. I think we can agree that sick Itachi does not beat him in Chakra. So, I don't think Amaterasu would be very useful considering Minato could react to it (reacted to a full-speed blitz from A4 who dodged Amaterasu). If Itachi used it in order to ignite the arena on fire, that could be troublesome for Minato. Minato hasn't shown counters for Genjutsu, but remember that fought a battle with Tobi without getting caught in his visual Genjutsu, so it's possible he won't get caught in Tsukuyomi. However, Itachi can put people into Genjutsu using his fingers, so Genjutsu could be troublesome. Itachi while sick can barely maintain Susano'o, and I don't see why Minato couldn't dodge it. If Minato touches Itachi once, he can put a marking on him and end him with an FTG slash. Imo, Minato wins this because he can outlast sick Itachi. I think Itachi's greatest chance here is Genjutsu. I mentioned Amaterasu is a problem, but remember that Minato learned several Sealing Jutsu from Kushina, so couldn't he seal Amaterasu away? I don't think Susano'o is fast enough to catch Minato, and add onto that that Itachi can barely maintain it. Minato wins this mid-high diff in my opinion.

Healthy Itachi vs Minato: This is more fair because Itachi will have higher Chakra and stamina here. We've never really seen the full potential of healthy MS Itachi. We do know that a 14 year old Itachi practically r***d Orochimaru. We saw him appear in Part 1 (not sure if he was sick or not), but he retreated to not cause damage to the Leaf. So, in the end, I think what I said still applies. Amaterasu could be dodged or sealed. Genjutsu is something that Itachi could use to possibly win. Itachi can now maintain Susano'o for longer. However, he can't maintain it forever. Even without sickness, Susano'o still has great strain on the user. Sasuke, the reincarnation of Indra, noted that every cell in his body hurt after using Susano'o for a long time. I'm not really sure if Minato can bypass Susano'o. Can he put FTG markings in it, or not? Rasengan is not enough firepower to deal with the Yata Mirror. So, I think this could go any way. If Minato touches him and puts a marking on him, he can use FTG to finish him off. Itachi can use Genjutsu and Susano'o to his advantage. I'm probably rooting for Itachi here.