Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26636534-20160221124823/@comment-27660682-20160318003306

Ok, yea, I'm not saying it's easy for itachi to catch people either. But it's not like simply avoiding eye contact is an efficient counter. Sage mode kabuto is the best counter to sharingan genjustu ( bar izanami). Catching people in genjustu is a feat of intelligence in a serious fight without plot devices. And that's why I asked, how does jiraiya's intelligence and wisdom match up with itachi's? Jiraiya himself said genjustu is not common because most ninja don't have the skill and intelligence to catch people in genjustu as well as creating a convincing illusion so they aren't aware of it immediately. However, the sharingan's tracking ability as well as itachi's intelligence make it a problem. There is a reason why kakashi asked kurenai and asuma to close their eyes. Because simply looking away at the user isn't a failproof strategy when the sharingan can track your opponent's gaze, and then with intelligence, the user can suddenly slip into their line of sight. Kakashi knows that he can battle itachi's genjustu using his own sharing an because the sharingan gives a big advantage in countering other sharingan genjustu. The only flaw with kakashi was that he made no attempt to avoid eye contact as he assumed he would able to break it and that itachi wouldn't use it on him. Of course he was wrong. But then you have to take into account how itachi used taijutsu to force kakashi's clone to look into his eyes in part 2. So as I said, catching someone in genjustu is a feat of intelligence, which is why it matters. And here is the other thing, jiraiya will be starting at standard battle distance, so how exactly is he creating a distance that great right off the back when itachi has ninjutsu options and speed to prevent that? Jiraiya never stood out as a long range figher, he is no deidara. He fought pain mid to close range. Same thing with konan and orochimaru.