Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31338621-20190129080042/@comment-9782468-20190207203748

@Flatzone

First of all, no. Just because you say a sentence, that doesn't make it true.

MSecond, my argument wasn't even meant to solidify my own stance, it was to show you that the evidence you provided wasn't enough to debunk anything. I was debunking your debunk.

You're basically saying "Iachi had 1/1000 of a second to react because we only see him react in the panel right before." Whereas I'm pointing out that when the artist's intent is to surprise the viewer, they often don't show the actions of a character. So your claim doesn't prove anything.

I'll give you examples.

Sasuke dodging Zaku's attack and appearing behind him wasn't shown on panel.

Itachi making a clone against Kakashi wasn't shown on panel.

Kakashi making a water clone to counter Itachi's use of a clone wasn't shown on panel.

Itachi making a clone against Sasuke wasn't shown on panel.

Naruto creating clones and transforming them to rubble during the Pain fight wasn't shown on panel.

Kakashi running to Iruka to save him from the Deva Path wasn't shown on panel.

Kakashi creating his Lightning clone against Pain wasn't shown on panel.

Naruto making his clones transform to himself and Sasuke against Kaguya wasn't shown on panel.

Naruto creating clones and turning them into his Genin team against the Rain Genjutsu users wasn't shown on panel.

I mean, is that enough for you? I'm not saying the fact that Itachi could have reacted off panel is making me 100% correct. I'm saying that the fact that characters often react off panel makes your claim that "Itachi had to have reacted in 1/1000 of a second because the manga panels only showed him right before the strike" as untrue.

Could the author's intent be that Itachi reacted in 1/1000 of a second? Sure. But your evidence doesn't prove that, and therefore both of our scenarios are possibilities. I just think it makes more sense to react to the obvious build up to the technique.