Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26636534-20180205153025/@comment-26636534-20180209224038

^You clearly avoided my statement, but I'll indulge you.

Izanami requires a lot of prep. According to this wiki, Izanami is cast through physical sensations shared between the user and the target. Now, for Itachi to cast it, he'll have to set up some scenario and then somehow make physical contact with Menma. There are a few problems to this:

1) Menma obviously has the nine masked beasts, and they are not gonna stand idle while Itachi is busy with some jutsu. They won't let up, and Itachi is gonna have his hands full. Furthermore, Menma is probably gonna be throwing rasen-rings all day. Itachi doesn't have time to prep in that case.

2) In some far fetch scenario, Itachi manages to prep and goes in to make physical contact. Menma has Obito's MS and the ability to phase through anything. Itachi won't be able to make physical contact with Menma in that case.

3) Menma can use the repulsion technique to repel Itachi if he gets close. From anywhere on his person.

4) Izanami is a glorified Uchiha talk no jutsu. It's designed to make the target accept who they are. Not for combat. Also, would it even work on Menma, does he accept who he is? This fight is also a death battle, Itachi's motives are not to 'save' Menma. He doesn't know anything about Menma why would he want to save him? Does he know it would work?

So, what was your point again?