Re: Is itachi now in the top 5? or top 3?
But the thing is Nagato uses Ninjutsus only while Itachi is an all-rounder. He uses powerful Genjutsus, excellent and powerful Ninjutsus (Amaterasu, Susanoo and elementary techniques he can copy), excellent Taijutsu, has a very good usage of weapons and is very smart above. Thus Itachis techniques are harder to counter than Nagatos or Narutos. For example mere Genjutsus were enough to finish with a Kage level Shinobi like Orochimaru. He has several powers and several secrets who could even stop the war, according to Kabuto and now he's really fighting the main villain in order to end the Edo Tensei.
Viewed objectively, Itachi is truly one of the most capable shinobi.