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This is something that i've come across frequently. i've seen several people who say one or the other and i'm going to throw in my 2 cents.
Tobiramas greatest feat, is soloing Izuna. Izuna was madara's brother and it is a well established fact that they were near equals. More importantly, we know that uchiha brothers have the same mangekyou sharingan abilities.
Izuna, Madara, Itachi, and sasuke all have the big three abilities: Amaterasu, Tsukyomi, and susano'o.
We know that Madara has shown tsukyomi AND susano'o (and it is implied that he knows the amaterasu as well). We also know that madara has the greatest proficiency at these techniques tied with izuna. The reason why madara ended up with the ems and NOT izuna comes down to one thing: Tobirama had the will to kill his rival, hashirama didn't.
This leads me to believe that tobirama has a counter for tsukyomi and/or sharingan genjutsu.
Do you all remember when gai said that he learned how to face people by looking at their feet? we know that it is possible to avoid eye contact in a fight. Sure, gai practiced this because his rival was kakashi, well tobiramas rival was essentially all uchiha. He knows how to not get caught in their gaze. More importantly, he is a sensor. He can tell where people are etc.
More importantly, tobirama is not just a proficient shadow clone user, but the inventor of the clones. we know that tsukyomi can be deflected with a shadowclone. Also, tobirama CAN use more than just 2 of them. he just couldn't do it while maintaining the hokage barrier.
Tobirama also has the coveted ftg technique. HE also has the edo tensei (although i'd restrict him to using 1 or 2 fodders max). Bottom line, i think he has more than enough to get past itachi's 3 biggest techniques. Amaterasu is countered by speed. Tsukyomi is countered by intel/sensing/ clones. Susano'o is a hard one, but i'm not entirely convinced that itachi could maintain it for long. And tobirama could just use ftg to stay out of its range until itachi's chakra runs out.
I think that tobirama is born and raised as an uchiha slayer.
I don't fanboy any of these characters but i think tobirama takes this mid difficulty. Any questions?
Tobiramas greatest feat, is soloing Izuna. Izuna was madara's brother and it is a well established fact that they were near equals. More importantly, we know that uchiha brothers have the same mangekyou sharingan abilities.
Izuna, Madara, Itachi, and sasuke all have the big three abilities: Amaterasu, Tsukyomi, and susano'o.
We know that Madara has shown tsukyomi AND susano'o (and it is implied that he knows the amaterasu as well). We also know that madara has the greatest proficiency at these techniques tied with izuna. The reason why madara ended up with the ems and NOT izuna comes down to one thing: Tobirama had the will to kill his rival, hashirama didn't.
This leads me to believe that tobirama has a counter for tsukyomi and/or sharingan genjutsu.
Do you all remember when gai said that he learned how to face people by looking at their feet? we know that it is possible to avoid eye contact in a fight. Sure, gai practiced this because his rival was kakashi, well tobiramas rival was essentially all uchiha. He knows how to not get caught in their gaze. More importantly, he is a sensor. He can tell where people are etc.
More importantly, tobirama is not just a proficient shadow clone user, but the inventor of the clones. we know that tsukyomi can be deflected with a shadowclone. Also, tobirama CAN use more than just 2 of them. he just couldn't do it while maintaining the hokage barrier.
Tobirama also has the coveted ftg technique. HE also has the edo tensei (although i'd restrict him to using 1 or 2 fodders max). Bottom line, i think he has more than enough to get past itachi's 3 biggest techniques. Amaterasu is countered by speed. Tsukyomi is countered by intel/sensing/ clones. Susano'o is a hard one, but i'm not entirely convinced that itachi could maintain it for long. And tobirama could just use ftg to stay out of its range until itachi's chakra runs out.
I think that tobirama is born and raised as an uchiha slayer.
I don't fanboy any of these characters but i think tobirama takes this mid difficulty. Any questions?