Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26145872-20160224185338/@comment-26145872-20160224203442

UltimaDude wrote: Dapoculos13 wrote: This was also proven in his battle against Deidara, who was killed by the Uchiha single-handedly. Sasuke didn't kill Deidara, he blew himself up I meant it in more of a technical aspect. If Deidara hadn't blown himself up with his jutsu, it's likely that Sasuke would've killed him regardless. I imagine the same could've also been said for Itachi had the latter not been stricken with terminal illness, simply because his Susanoo would've deactivated due to his Mangekyo progressing fully towards blindness. It's plausible that Sasuke could've then defeated him in a Taijutsu fight, the former I feel as though having a stronger grasp on the art due to his copying of Rock Lee's Taijutsu, the latter of which is recognized as a master in the art across the Shinobi world.