<p>Gaara got STOMPED by a Susanoo clone. Dont try to make it seem like he stood toe to toe with it. Gaara got speedblitzed by a Pre-Shippuden Sasuke. </p><p>What feats has he shown that his speed increased? Itachi has comparable speed to a Sasuke who is believed to be faster than his part 1 counterpart the same counterpart that blitzed Gaara in part 1 so how does Gaara not get blitzed(remember his defensive skill derives from his mothers will independently of his own so how does it become more powerful....the answer is it did not become more powerful over the time skip) thus Itachi blitzes. Gaara doesnt fight by sitting inside his sand bubble. Hes done it one or two times. More often then not hes outside of it floating on his sand. And its not hard to point at someone. Especially when itachi far outclasses gaara in intelligence. Gaara would be fighting a clone while Itachi is behind gaara. And all he would do is point at him and the fights over. Gaara has never been shown to be one to be especially resistant to genjutsu. Let alone of someones on itachis level. Orochimaru is far far ahead of gaara and yet he has little genjutsu resistance at all. Exact same goes for gaara. Gaara has to infuse his chakra into sand to control it, he cant just control sand. You do realize what the sharingan does right? It sees chakra, Gaara or his sand doesnt have near enough of a speed advantage to immobilize itachi in a 1v1 fight without ambushing him. Gaara has never immobilized someone in a 1v1 fight like that. gaara doesnt instantly control everything, his chakra has to be infused into it. Itachi would easily see the sand and move. If gaara could imprison people so easily then he wouldve imprisoned sasuke when they fought as gaara didnt want to kill sasuke. Imprisoning and blocking are 2 completely different things. You guys do realize that the only reason Gaara's sand was able to work on Madara's Susano'o was because the Tsuchikage lightened it and made it easier for it to be placed underneath his feet right? can't itachi materialize into crows, fly up to gaara then susanoo Sword of Totsuka him? Sand is irreverent because Totsuka is not only a spiritual sword but a physical sword that seals people. Of course, not right off the bat. Garra is one the slowest characters in naruto if you can break through his defenses he is mediocre at best. Pre-shippuden Saskue blitzed him fairly easy and IIRC Itachi had no trouble keeping up with Saskue and Kakashi speed and in Shippuden as Edo he was able to ward of attacks from both Killer Bee and Naruto. IIRC the only reason Gaara was able to pull Madara out of his Susanoo was help from the Tsuchikage. Itachi isnt fodder trash. I don't think Gaara will ever stop itachi from closing that distance. Hes never immobilized someone in a 1v1 fight without catching them off guard. And itachi is far too intelligent to be caught off guard by someone like gaara. Itachi not being able to hurt Gaara with Susanoo is false because Madara easily handle garra with his a swing of his sword and Garra was not even able to defend himself. Garra's lone sand is not enough to stop Itachi's Susanoo because when have two examples where Garra's sand cant even damage a skeletal Susanoo or How gaara's sand ws easily brushed off by Madara's imperfect Susanoo. Gaara's best chance of survial is to pray that Itachi runs out of gas and dies because of his illness. Itachi could simply turn into crows, fly up in the air. Reform and point at gaara, and the fight is over. am thinking about Yata Mirror. It has all nature transformations so it can change its characteristics to block any attack, right? </p>

<p>Itachi’s Susanoo is the armoured version at best, so it doesn’t have legs. Gaara already proved that he can use the sand from the Susanoo’s user feets to drag him out of it. So why are we even discussing this aspect? This is so much more likely considering the fact that OP specified that the battle takes this in a desert. </p><p>Also Gaara’s sand countered amaterasu. So let’s not get into Gaara’s speed improvements... The raikage also dodged amaterasu, so having speed reaction similar to the Raiakge’s is no small feat, mind you. </p><p>I didn’t claim that Gaara wins (altough he could) i just pointed out some flaws in Itachi’s abilities considering the circumstances... </p>

<p>Besides, I wonder if Itachi's genjutsu would work on Gaara if he uses it on Gaara's Third Eye. Technically, the Third Eye is directly linked to Gaara's optic nerve, so there's a chance that he can be affected by genjutsu cast on this eye. </p>

<p>Gaara wins...Categorizing them at their Prime, I shall include Shukaku as part of Gaara's arsenal, and the Magnet Release. </p>

<p>the only reason Gaara was able to pull Madara out of his Susanoo was help from the Tsuchikage. Also I don't think Gaara in his prime include s Shukaku. Also, Izanami? Also, I edited the description a little bit so it is not seriously stacked in Gaara's favor. Gaara is NOT in his prime but Itachi is. </p>

Gaara should win

<div class="quote"><i> <p>LaughingLyon wrote: Gaara should win </p> </i></div>
<p>Please provide reasons. Why do you think Gaara will win? Any explanation as to why? </p>

<div class="quote"><i> <p>HeroOfSacrifice wrote: </p> <div class="quote"> <p>LaughingLyon wrote: Gaara should win </p> </i></div>
<p>Please provide reasons. Why do you think Gaara will win? Any explanation as to why? </p> </div> <p>
Amaterasu is a nonfactor here </p><p>Gaara’s sand was able to react to Fused Momoshiki which means nothing Itachi tries Taijutsu wise is working. In fact Itachi getting close at all is a bad idea. </p><p>Clone feints won’t work due to Gaara’s automatic defense </p><p>Susanoo is a double edged sword that drains Itachi significantly and Gaara can counter it via flight and stonewalling Yasaka Beads. Not to mention Itachi being Stationary in this environment means he can be sunk into the sand at any time. </p><p>Ephemeral isn’t working on any Kage class opponent </p><p>
Gaara is a long ranged fighter so Tsykuyomi is a uphill battle </p>

<p>Itachi doesn't need Tsukuyomi to beat Gaara, his normal Genjutsu's are already sufficient. He just needs to look at the third eye one time, or gaara himselves eyes one time. </p>

<p>Itachi wins. No doubt. </p><p>I can't remember a single time Itachi struggled with a fight other than in his reanimation phase, and testing Sasuke's power. The closest thing to him struggling was when Jiraiya got him trapped in the toad and Itachi was like "lol, nah you ain't s**t" and dipped outta there. </p><p>Don't forget that the show revolves around the power (and only that) of the Uchiha. If there was no Uchiha, there would be no Naruto. Literally anyone who is part of the Uchiha is hard to battle with. Do I need to go over of how powerful Madara himself was? Obito?(but to be fair, its hard to tell if he alone was pretty good because he did have Zetsu on his side) The next Uchiha on the list is Itachi. </p><p>Gaara on the other hand has struggled many times. From Genin to Jonin, there have been a many characters that got close to Gaara before 1.) they were stopped by someone else or 2.) they decided not to FINISH HIM. He also had the one-tail and the sand, but that's part of his power so I'm not gonna use it against him. </p><p>Btw, Itachi joined the ANBU when he was 11. Became ANBU Captain at 13. </p>