Itachi Namikaze
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Every high level ninja has some chance against every other high level ninja.
However there are many people that just don't have the skill sets necessary to fight evenly with Itachi. You need someone with a strong defense against genjutsu (it is obvious why), extreme speed (to dodge Amaterasu or to deal with Itachi's insane speed), high chakra levels(to try and outlast him), and intelligence(again, the reasons why are obvious).
Once you have someone with all of those attributes, that person has a better chance of beating Itachi.
I will go down your list and see who I agree with.
1) Minato - I believe that the only way Minato can win this, is if he has some sort of defense against Tsukuyomi. Minato always talks to his opponents just like Naruto and would be susceptible to this. Other than that I think he has a strong chance of beating Itachi.
2) Hashirama Senju - We don't know all that much about Hashi, but he has no real defense against Tsukuyomi (only two people really do), and he also is not very fast, and I personally don't see a defense for Amaterasu. His Mokuton would all burn. His only chance is to stay as far away as he can from Itachi and spam Mokuton.
3) Madara Current or EMS? Current Madara, yes, not easily but not with too much difficulty either. EMS Madara almost assuredly not. The difference between EMS Madara and Itachi is that Madara has more chakra, however Itachi's Susanoo has the Yata mirror and the Totsuka sword, not to mention Itachi is likely more skilled in genjutsu.
4) Hiruzen SarutobiTo be honest I just don't see anyway that Hiruzen can win this. By hype sure, but there are so few skilled genjutsu users that I don't think Hiruzen has come up against anyone of Itachi's caliber. Hiruzen also has no defense against Amaterasu, and no way to deal with Susanoo and the Totsuka sword. If Enma tries to block it he gets sealed. They both have fire, but Hiruzen has the elemental advantage of earth vs. water. Also I think speed would likely go to Itachi.
5) Sasuke (EMS-Susano-Amaterasu) Well Sasuke's EMS is entirely dependent on Itachi being blind, so yeah Sasuke wins against a blind Itachi. Otherwise no.
6) Tobi (Rinnegan - Six Paths) Tobi wins. Undisputed, the tailed beasts might get wiped out from the Totsuka sword but Itachi can't deal with Tobi + them.
7) Kisame Now here is an underdog that I actually think has a stronger chance than most would believe. The only reason is Samehada though. With it he is immune to most of Itachi's genjutsu (not Tsukuyomi), and can nullify most of Itachi's chakra based ninjutsu. However Samehada has shown that it can only absorb so much chakra at a time, and it doesn't really absorb fire well. (Itachi vs. Bee fight) So Itachi's win would have to come through Susanoo or Amaterasu. So I think Itachi still has the advantage, but Kisame has a chance.
8) Muu Dust release would be useless on Susanoo because of the Yata mirror, so Muu would have to become invisible to try and have a chance against Itachi. I'm not sure who would win from there, because it hasn't been shown that Muu has a defense against genjutsu, and seeing as he was killed by a genjutsu user it stands to reason that Itachi would win.
9) Naruto (KM and SM) SM Naruto loses due to limited clones and no defense against genjutsu. KM Naruto's only chance is to use KM clones so that genjutsu doesn't work on them. However this is only until the fox works with Naruto, in which case only Tsukuyomi would work, and Naruto knows about that already.
10) Third Raikage This one goes to Itachi every time. The raikages are known for brawn, not brains, and have no defense against any level of Itachi's genjutsu, especially Tsukuyomi. So that is an autowin for Itachi, but also he has Amaterasu and Susanoo. Amaterasu might not hurt the third raikage at first but it won't stop burning until he is ashes so it will outlast his shield. The Yata mirror is immune to any and all elements so his raiton armor attacks would be useless. However these points are all moot as he loses with genjutsu.
11) Tobirama SenjuI don't even want to write about this one as we know so little about Tobirama. From what we have seen in his fight against Hiruzen though it goes to Itachi, but we just don't know.
12) Yes, oh yes, the one and only, the infamous rival.. NAGATO
I could write a paper on this one, but I will keep it a few lines. If it is just Nagato I can see Itachi winning due to Susanoo and his genjutsu. No one is immune to genjutsu, they are always trapped in it, it just depends on their ability to break it. Very few people have the ability to break out of even Itachi's regular genjutsu. Coupled with the Totsuka sword that is all that Itachi needs.
However if Nagato has his paths, then Itachi has no feasible way of winning as his genjutsu wouldn't work since while he may trap a path in genjutsu, it is visual genjutsu and the shared field of vision would let Nagato know that one of his paths is under genjutsu.
Well now that I have written all of that I want to make it crystal clear that any of these people have chances against any of the others. I also want to point out that Itachi has started literally every battle off with genjutsu. I mention it in every response because he has used it literally every time with good results. Only Sasuke and Bee have gotten out, Sasuke because Itachi release the last genjutsu against him and Bee because of Samehada.
EDIT: For the Nagato response I meant to put genjutsu and the Totsuka sword is all the opening that Itachi needs. If he can prevent Nagato from attacking for even a few seconds he can seal him in the Totsuka sword. Actually he can do this to anyone, but some people who can break genjutsu fast enough, and are extremely fast themselves might be able to dodge. Just think about it though before you dismiss that idea. It makes sense.
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