Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24347194-20150211225344/@comment-142748-20150404005404

ItachiWasAHero wrote: He doesn't NEED to touch Minato or even have eye contact with him for Izanami to work -_- Itachi was also equally as fast as Kurama Chakra Link Naruto as an Edo Tensei(who was faster than the 4th Raikage btw as shown like what 20 chapters earlier?) and do I need to repeat AGAIN that Edo Tensei's are overall, including speed, weaker than their living forms? LMAO I made this name like 4 years ago, I like Itachi but he is NOT my favorite.. and it sounds like you're a severe Minato fan. lmao.. you really think Obito wasn't scared of Itachi? then how come he didn't kill him if he knew the truth the whole time? He could have got rid of a spy in the Akatsuki and made it easier to attack Konoha yet... he didn't.. Itachi never cared about Obito, and he never saw him as a threat to himself. Itachi was 15 when he one shotted Orochimaru in Akatsuki who btw did NOT have any handicaps at the time, 3.5 years later Orochimaru literally says HIMSELF that Itachi is stronger than him. If Obito could get rid of Itachi he would have. Same with Nagato, he couldn't fuck with Nagato and he knew it. Kabuto made it clear his strongest Edo's were Itachi, Nagato and Madara.. which brings me to how it is SO FUNNY how Orochimaru wasn't worried at all about Minato lol. We saw Itachi having to touch Kabuto to send the sensation through him and memorize it for Izanami. Izanami requires physical contact. Itachi wasn't as fast as a full power and speed Kurama Chakra Mode. Not even close. Reread that fight, Itachi attacked and Naruto met him in mid air and carried a casual conversation with him. Naruto wasn't trying to speedblitz, he didn't use his shunshin, he didn't even use any speed, he just jumped up and met Itachi in mid-air to continue their conversation. That bit of 'speed feat evidence' for Itachi has been thoroughly torn apart on every debate website I've ever seen. Itachi showed absolutely no speed even at the level of A's first level during the fight with Naruto since Naruto himself didn't use his speed at all due to the fight, either due to fatigue (considering he couldn't maintain KCM after the battle) or just wanting to tell Itachi of what happened to Sasuke.

Edo Tensei's aren't weaker than their living forms. Far from it, they're stronger when you're using Kabuto's version since he completed the jutsu.

Obito wasn't scared of Itachi. Why didn't he kill him? Itachi was a useful minion and pawn. Even Itachi realized all he was to Obito was a pawn. Itachi even wasn't a true spy, he didn't send any information to Konoha on Akatsuki's movements nor did he try to impede their efforts with the Biju's. Obito used Itachi like a brilliant chess master uses a rook or pawn to get an advantage.

Itachi defeated Orochimaru when Orochimaru's body was failing him, and when Orochimaru was purposely holding back against him so he could try to take Itachi's body. Itachi is overall stronger, but the gap isn't as big as you're wanking.

Orochimaru wanted Minato remember? He explicitly tried to Edo Tensei him but failed since Minato's soul at the time was in the Death God's stomach.

Minato was said to be several times over the smartest and strongest shinobi of his time. His defeat of Obito, who had obtained similar prowess to Madara to the point where he's mistaken for Madara himself while sealing Kurama makes him stronger than Itachi ever was.

Sorry, its quite clear Itachi was, and always has been inferior to Minato. Even by his own admission he was at Jiraiya's level, who is weaker than Minato.