Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26636534-20170619154549/@comment-734582-20170627073735

Ninja Of War wrote: @Thekillman Care to give a rundown of the fight? A mind-numbingly boring cat-and-mouse game. Hell if they have better things to do they're better off just vowing to forbid jutsu and using nothing more than a kunai and Taijutsu, it would be faster that way. If we knew Minato to have some easy Susanoo-destroying jutsu (e.g a really powerful Rasengan or some other jutsu) it would be easier.

Minato would be able to dodge anything Itachi throws at him. We don't really know enough of Minato's abilities to assess his ability to destroy Susanoo (which is what mostly makes this fight problematic), but with sealing or a Gamabunta he could probably destroy it. The thing is that lingering in Itachi's reach for too long would be deadly, so i am wondering to what degree Minato can really stick it to Itachi.

In the end though, itachi is far more limited (perhaps 2-3 uses of each MS power or max 5-10 minutes of Susanoo) in his use of powerful jutsu than Minato, and so Minato could probe his defenses for hours if need be until he can Rasengan Itachi's bare skin.