Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26005711-20160126181655/@comment-9782468-20160316225158

Well, the Fourth Raikage was changing direction quite well with NTCM Naruto, and both were moving quite fast. Naruto in NTCM is just about as fast as the Fourth Raikage, while changing direction. You're telling me that Itachi is fast enough to keep up with those speeds?

Itachi isn't nearly as fast as the Raikages. He might keep up with the Sharingan, but like you said, Sasuke only managed to dodge the Fourth when he was going at, as you say, "regular" speed. So how would he fair against the fastest punch? Or the Third's Hell Stab? If he barely dodged the Raikages at "regular" speed, a full on speed dash would barely let them defend themselves, much less give a counter attack.

Also, let's look at it this way. If the Third Raikage blitzes, he'll be able to get in very close due to his immense speed. Itachi might manage a dodge, but if he does, I think that's all he'd manage to do. If he tried throwing a smoke bomb, the Raikage would simply keep moving through it.

In regards to your comment about the Fourth Raikage hesitating, of course he hesitated. There were the black flames of Amaterasu in front of him. But he quickly assessed the risk vs the reward, and attacked again before Sasuke could react. He's that fast. He stopped, assessed the situation, and took action, all in the time it took Sasuke to just realize he had hesitated. It's no different than if the Fourth decided to quickly retreat; Sasuke had no opportunity for a counter attack. So the hesitation is hardly an advantage; by the time Itachi realized a Raikage hesitated, the Raikage would already be on the move again.