Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-35155071-20180330190048/@comment-35250150-20180408145717

Ninja Of War wrote: @Hiko

I know it's your opinion, but according to OP, Itachi doesn't have Susanoo so we can't use it for this fight. This also excludes the TB and YM.

Btw, Amaterasu is not unblockable, Gaara and Naruto managed to block it. Kamui can warp Amaterasu, as Obito was able to suck in the explosion from some of Konan's paper bombs. Also, if we use your hype argument, Obito was said to be the mirror of Madara, so therefore he is at Madara's level. Which puts him above Itachi.

Like you stated:

Hiko Seijuro 1980 wrote: People have their reputations for a reason. Don't just brush them off because we've only seen it once or they were surpassed later by people who were always meant to do so i.e their students/siblings. I already called out the OP for tipping this fight in Obito's favour in my first post. Itachi can't use his ultimate MS techniques but Obito has access to his MS techniques (Kamui), Hashirama DNA and the Rinnegan? How does that make any sense?

You have to use external sources to block Amaterasu. Gaara uses his sand. Naruto uses the Kyuubi chakra. Those are very special cases. Obito was said to be on Madara's level, true, but once the ruse was up and in the company of other exceptional ninja like Sasuke, Itachi, Naruto and even Kakashi that faded away quickly.

Wasn't it implied when Itachi was still playing the villain in his fight with Sasuke that all he needed was an eternal Mangekyo to surpass his mentor Madara? Also, Itachi himself had no problem approaching and even threatening someone he believed to be Madara to carry out the Uchiha massacre and join Akatsuki, so by his actions, Itachi had no fear of "Madara".

Much like Madara and his brother before them, Itachi and Sasuke are very special siblings. if it wasn't for Madara's massive chakra reserves due to being Indra's reincarnation, I'd say they were on par.