Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31338621-20190129080042/@comment-9782468-20190206195420

FlatZone wrote: You can see Itachi up until the screen gets too bright to see anything, which is the moment Kirin lands. No Susanoo on panel so that means Susanoo was isntantly activated right before Kirin struck.

391 page 8 and 391 page 9, and 391 page 10, the tch is over and Itachi's robe is gone. He had used Susanoo the instant Kirin landed so he could survive the tech. Itachi says "disappear with the thunder" and swings his arm down. The only panel we see of Itachi before Kirin is an extreme close up of his face. Like I said, Itachi probably had Susanoo forming before that, and it just hadn't formed around the portion visible to the viewer. at that point.

Regarding your points earlier where you edited in the chapters (thanks), yeah, Bee was caught in Genjutsu. Bee is also not as fast, nor as clever as Minato. However, your point on Bee attacking Itachi with the 8 swords can be taken two ways. One is your way, where Bee can't touch him. But looking at the panel, it's obvious Bee is adavcning while Itachi is retreating. Bee couldn't land a hit, but he was pushing Itachi back and forced him to leap away.