Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26636534-20200129184605/@comment-9782468-20200129213403

Seems like a good fight. Gaara'a sand is a nice counter for Amaterasu, and in a lot of cases a good counter for Tsukuyomi too. And Gaara has much better stamina overall.

One question I'd ask is if Gaara's Third Eye is susceptible to ocular Genjutsu? I know Gaara sees out of it, but it means Itachi is not making eye contact with Gaara, he's making eye contact with a jutsu and not Gaara himself. Idk, I could see that argument going both ways.

His Shurikenjutsu is hard countered by Gaara's automatic defense.

Idk, the way I'd see Itachi winning is if he closed the gap and engaged in Taijutsu. If he can get through Gaara's sand (he's fast enough to get through automatic defense, but idk the feats for Gaara's concious sand attacks at this point), then he could overwhelm him in Taijutsu and make the opportunity for a Genjutsu, which would probably win the fight for Itachi.

The way I see Gaara winning is uses his absolute defense and attacks by using his Third Eye, assuming it's not susceptible to Ocular Genjutsu. Or if his sand is fast enough to keep Itachi at bay while weaving sand in front of himself to keep Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi off of him.

I can see this battle going either way, but I lean more on Itachi's side.