Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31810758-20170513174308/@comment-734582-20170526201654

BlazeRelease wrote: since that would be ABC logic ABC logic still gives insight. Madara was able to fight Hashirama for a full day. He was able to match Hashirama's ridiculously OP techniques. He was able to withstand his attacks despite not having equivalent healing.

Itachi has MS, Madara has a superior EMS. Madara has superior power, superior reserves, and though Itachi is smart, Madara is both smart and experienced. I've noted before that Itachi's weapons are not nearly as awesome in the Manga as the databook makes it look.

The only thing that keeps Itachi threads alive is the "he was ill" argument, even though the Edo Tensei form suggests he wasn't ridiculously more powerful than what we saw alive. And what we saw alive isn't strong enough to kill madara.

Nagato for instance seems to be about three times as strong as he was alive (Defeated by Kurama, as an Edo gave two jinchuriki and a Sannin-equivalent a good fight). Even if Itachi healthy is 3 times stronger that wouldn't close the gap.