Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24347194-20150211225344/@comment-26143131-20150410164346

Legendary Super Saiya-Jin and SuperSaiyaMan, Itachi is extremely fast and the more versatile opponent. Minato is a primarily close combat fighter, he can cover distances quickly but has no jutsu that hit very far. Itachi does specialise in long ranged jutsu, nonetheless he is very capable in close combat. He was capable of fighting toe to toe with Naruto in his nine tale chakra mode, who was as fast as Minato in that form. Itachi was also fast enough to keep up with Shisui and match Sasuke's Lightning flash blade creation. Finally Itachi doesn't just have sharingan genjutsu, he has other forms like ephemeral. Therefore as I said before despite Minato's immense speed Itachi still has the reaction time and speed to cast genjutsu on him.