Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-30631705-20161204114548/@comment-734582-20161204142312

NationsAnarchy wrote: After knowing that, I searched back the very first encounter between them in Part 1. The respect is still there from Itachi to Kakashi, though Itachi is quite a bit stronger anyway. I think they have some mutual understanding of each other's lives, considering both struggled with darkness, were in the Anbu and suffered in wars.