Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-36019309-20190114073523/@comment-31338621-20190211041236

AsianReaper wrote: @BrainBrand

Okay lemme spell it out to you because apparently I have to do that.

It's relevant because:

1) If you do not think Itachi believed he was unbeatable by anyone who's not an Uchiha, then obviously the dialogue you chose would indicate Tsukuyomi was what he was talking about when he could be only beaten by an Uchiha.

So yes, it's relevant.

Oh? So Itachi couldn't use Tsukuyomi on one and take them out in an instant, leaving it to be a one on one? Also if he killed them, no witnesses would know he killed them so no one would come after him.

What do you mean Obito and him weren't in the same place for years, they were part of Akatsuki.

Also why didn't Itachi just kill Obito as soon as the massacre was done?

And again, Itachi himself stated he couldn't outright defeat Jiraiya. This is supported by Kishi as they're exactly the same in the databooks. So he couldn't have thought himself unbeatable, there's his literal statement to the contrary.

1. Me thinking it's true wouldn't actually indicate that it was true, I don't have the power to make something true in the manga. What's important is whether, Itachi's words indicate it's true or not.

Pein would know the Akatsuki are being killed since they wouldn't be catching Biju and he could send Zetsu to watch them secretly, once Itachi starts killing them. Also Itachi has a partner that's there monitoring him, Kisame.

Itachi and Tobi aren't physically in the same place for years, as far as it's known. Tobi didn't even join Akatsuki until Sasori died and when he did you don't see him physically in the place as Itachi until he's dead.

Itachi may have used up too much chakra fighting the Uchiha clan, to kill him Tobi than.

It's like I said, Itachi wasn't even trying to fight Jiraiya, he didn't want to. Of course he said that. Itachi could have easily killed Jiraiya if he used Amaterasu on him, before the frog throat jutsu. What could Jiraiya have done to counter Amaterasu, if Itachi used it? Having the same stat total doesn't mean their the same strength.