Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26636534-20180205153025/@comment-734582-20180322141101

LoneNinja wrote: You're asking why something didn't happen while @James asked why something happened. uh. I answered his question regarding orochimaru. LoneNinja wrote: Your questions are like me asking stuff like why didn't Kisame just use his giant water sphere against Gai, or why didn't Madara just spam Meteors until the war was over, or why couldn't Obito use Kamui as a Ten Tails Jinchuriki but Madara could, or why didn't Hagoromo just stop the war himself, or why Hinata doesn't have Tenseigan even though it's stated you just need to combine the Chakra's of Hyuga and Hamura's Descendants, etc. Your questions are about why something didn't happen, with many variables possibly being the answer. It's just not the same as asking why something happened. he already had a ton of water present so no need to make more. Madara was just playing with jutsu, he made that clear, it wasn't until Naruto and Sasuke were dangerously close to defeating him with SP powers that he got serious, distracted them and cast IT. Obito couldn't partially Kamui the Juubi, but Madara transported himself entirely. Hagoromo was just a spirit, he couldn't interact with the world, Obito had to possess kakashi just to use his power. Hinata doesn't have tenseigan because she's missing the flesh, same as why Naruto doesn't have Rinnegan despite getting some Hagoromo chakra (chakra by itself has NEVER given new powers). LoneNinja wrote: Your questions are about why something didn't happen, with many variables possibly being the answer. It's just not the same as asking why something happened. The difference is that if Totsuka can seal ANYTHING, why did Itachi ever put himself at risk? There's no risk to Totsuka or Yata, yet there's considerable risk in betting that nuking the CT would destroy it, or guessing that Kabuto would go for Sasuke. Why didn't he just seal Obito them, and prevent all this pain and suffering? Why not seal the Biju and die at Sasuke's hands, permanently preventing the plan from coming in effect?

The simple answer is that it clearly doesn't work that way. Itachi himself said "every jutsu has a weakness" pretty much all the time. Totsuka can't both seal people in a drunken genjutsu world AND seal everything. And if Yata can block anything, why is it's only feat that it blocked a few kunai?

Databooks have exaggerated before. Made mistakes before. Story elements have been outright retconned (Like Shukaku being a Sand Priest). I don't see why people insist Totsuka and Yata work like the Databook says, when the Manga suggests it doesn't? wouldn't be the first databook mistake or retcon. it reeks to me of dropped story ideas, not facts.