Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24347194-20150211225344/@comment-25560094-20150220050926

base on obito's statement about itachi,it seems that itachi has already an illness when he goes to konoha with kisame to check up sasuke and that is the time he said that,if he will fight jiraiya it will only result on his defeat or a tie.But that statement his is own opinion which means he was a very intelligent enough to measure other's abilities even he is not given an oppourtinity to face it.

I think also minato surpass jiraiya in terms only on skills but in durability he is not,and it doesn't mean that he could beat itachi.Minato will surely win if itachi was in Anbu days but if he face itachi at the age near to death,i think,minato will defeat. The stats stated that jiraiya and itachi(with illness) are tie,which means itachi can make a draw a fight with minato.If you put out itachi's illness i think minato will defeat.why? It is because he can use his mangekyo and other related abilities in full power which enough to make him a beast.Remember itachi can form his susanoo on yamabushi while he has an illness and he had no illness,it has a potential to evole to a complete body like sasuke,madara and kakashi's susanoo.