Is Edo itachi reallt portrayed as an equal tho?
He outright tells Sasuke to hold back, and Sasuke responds by saying that Kabuto’s strong enough that he doesn’t need to
To me that implies that Itachi was holding back and Sasuke wasn’t, which would imply Itachi >= Sasuke
Plus Itachi protects Sasuke a few times in that fight
I just don’t see a way for Kabuto to get past Itachi if he goes all out
Edo Itachi could just spam Amaterasu and set the entire battlefield on fire, or immediately pull out Susano’o and just charge through all of Kabuto’s attacks
Sure, the living earth thing could attack from below, but would that still work if it’s all on fire from Amaterasu? That’s a genuine question, how “alive” does it become? Can it feel pain? Can it act on its own? Can it be put under genjutsu?