Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-3261234-20151217140721/@comment-142748-20151217214220

Hawkeye2701 wrote: I doubt Sasuke could take Itachi even without MS. At this point Itachi is basically Ninja Jesus. He knew how to dispell the Impure World Reincarnation without being told (unlike Obito) he knew how to fight Kurenai, a genjutsu expert without using his MS and he is on the whole basically a monster when it comes to skill and intellect. Just cause Sasuke has a few extra moves (which blind him over time) does not mean he's suddenly gonna be so far above Itachi. No, Itachi didn't know how to dispel Edo Tensei. He had to learn the seals for doing it after trapping Kabuto in the asspull-I mean Izanami. Sasuke in Part II could do the same thing to Kurenai.

Itachi himself said that if Sasuke had Mangekyo Sharingan during their final battle, Sasuke would be stronger than him and able to beat him.