Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-26636534-20180205153025/@comment-4080775-20180211152704

I think this battle will go in Menma's favor for a variety of reasons. For one, we've seen Obito keep a Perfect Jinchuriki in Genjutsu, something Itachi has never done. People keep saying Itachi will trap Menma in Genjutsu then finish him off, but being that Obito (and by extension Menma because he is being possessed by Obito and having his Sharingan) was able to keep a PJ in Genjutsu for a long time, I dont see how Itachi can counter that, even with his Genjutsu prowess. For all we know he could just as easily keep Itachi in such a genjutsu.

But that's besides the point. In most ITachi fights, they never allow Itachi to rely on his Ninjutsu, they always jump straight to the Hax like TB and YM and Koto. Why not let them both duke it out with ninjutsu since we dont know what will happen if he uses Non-Kinjutsu Genjutsu on Menma?

Based on Menma's fighting style, I dont see him giving Itachi the chance to seal him with the TB, being that he is fast on his feet. He has an amazing connection with Kurama to the point that he can manifest the beast outside his body and with the two working together, I dont see Black Kurama falling pray to the Genjutsu like normal Kurama would. Hell, if Menma reflects his Sharinga into Kurama's eyes, Kurama will has access to Kamui as well, which will pose even greater problems for Itachi.

"Itachi can put him in Genjust and finish him with Totsuka Blade" Well Menma can finish him off by sending him to Kamui's Dimension, spam Spiralling Rings or Great Spiralling Rings, can easily dodge his techniques by sensing the negative intent, can have the Shinigami use his scythe to extract the chakra directly from Itachi's body with a simple swing. Not to mention he countered blows from Naruto's Sage Mode and could increase his own strength.

"Itachi will then slice his throat" As if Kurama will sit by and let Itachi do so andwon't just heal Menma's throat if it happened.

When fighting a very skilled opponent, you can't just rely on one field to defeat them. When people pit Madara and Hashirama against each other, they usually assume Madara's Genjutsu won't work on Hashi and I've read this on multiple occasions. Why do they assume this without solid proof? I have no clue, but they do. Yet people assume Menma will automatically fall for Itachi's non-hax genjutsu just because he's Itachi, when Obito has shown an impressive feat of genjutsu use with the standard Genjutsu: Sharingan. And this isn't even including Obito granting Menma use of his other abilities within the Genjutsu World.

I like Itachi, but Genjutsu and tools alone won't win him this battle when he is working against a tailed beast and a skilled fighter that in base state can compete with a Sage Mode user.