Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-32457608-20170702132834/@comment-26636534-20170709140105

@Mr Grave

As @LegionZero said, Danzo was prepared for Shisui. Shisui was most likely ambushed. It wasn't a full battle nor was Shisui prepared to fight. Itachi on the other hand, was prepared for almost all of his confrontations. See, not really comparable.

For Sasuke vs Danzo, would it have made sense if Danzo killed Sasuke then? Sasuke had a lot of plot armor at that point(evident by his survival after the 5 kage). Danzo, 73, came very close to killing him, that says a lot. Even though Danzo was holding back to deal with Madara.

Anyways, this is Itachi vs Shisui not Sasuke vs Danzo. Shisui was shown to be superior to Itachi in part 2, ~episode 454.