Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-31338621-20190129080042/@comment-30323490-20190202064630

The only real thread that Itachi possesses against Minato is tsukuyomi. Amaterasu already got dodged by the Raikage, so Minato obviously would have no problem dodging it. Susanoo is no thread to Minato. It could honestly be used just for defensive purposes in this battle. Also Itachi is still exposed on the ground in his Susanoo since it has no legs, so Minato can still reach its interior.

Now back to tsukuyomi, even if Minato has no knowledge of how powerful tsukuyomi is, he still knows that he is going up against the sharingan, and he would be smart enough to not look into Itachi's eyes. Even granny Chyio knew that, and she wasn't even a leaf ninja. Minato must know this detail for sure.

Now FTG already defeated the sharingan (Tobirama vs Izuna) so IMO Minato clearly has the edge in this battle. But don't bring Minato's SM into discussion...people overrate his SM.Yes, he did go into SM in an instance, but it lasted like 2-3 seconds...he does suck at SM. There is no point in using it. He only used it that one time because only senjutsu could hurt TTJ Madara, not to amp his stats...

IMO base Minato beats any version of Itachi, regardless if it's part 1, shippuden, EDO or the imaginary version of Itachi that is "healthy" but somehow still has MS mastery.