I don't really see how you fans can compare Itachi to the all-time greats. He just does not have enough power. In my opinion the Top Tier characters are:
- Nagato(if one path can see Tsukuyomi can they all see Tsukuyomi?)
- Tobi
- Naruto(Tsukuyomi)
- Hiruzen Prime(Tsukuyomi)
- Madara
- Hashirama(Tsukuyomi?)
- Minato(borderline) [Agreed]
- Kabuto(without edo borderline) [Kabuto without a cave, an army of Edos, and plot no jutsu Itachi would have won in a landslide... Kabuto
]
Itachi just cannot defeat any of the characters listed above. Also Itachi never defeated any character of significance without a decent amount of help, along with his poor stamina I don't really see how he can make top tier.
Discuss, no fanboyism.
Tsukuyomi
> Naruto, Hiruzen, Kabuto, Nagato, possibly Minato and Hashirama
I've posted too many times about
Tsukyomi
I'm sick of it. Just know
Tsukuyomi
is stupid and should have never been made that strong.
Itachi, for some reason, has a list of stupid moves that are too strong to make sense:
- Yata Mirror: It can reflect any attack. Any attack? Even a hit from Madara's perfect Susanoo?
- Sword of Totsuke: in the manga it hits before most people notice it and seals quickly.
If these things are true couldn't Edo Itachi take down Edo Madara? In the terms Itachi's jutsu are described could Itachi theoretically block all of Madara's attacks and seal Madara?
Now the real reason Itachi should be ranked higher than
most of the nin on that list.
Sick vs. Healthy Itachi.
Everyone knows that Itachi was sick. So what would healthy Itachi be like? If you speculate about "Prime Hurizen" then I'll speculate about Healthy Itachi, and even better, propose "Prime Itachi."
Healthy Itachi:
In order to get an idea of healthy Itachi let's compare him to a healthy, similar ninja: Sasuke.
Pt 3
Sasuke
:nin:5,Tai:3.5, Gen:4, Int:3.5, Str:3.5,SP:4.5
sta:3.5, HS:4, Total:31.5
Pt 3
Itachi
(sick):Nin:5,
Tai:4.5,
Gen:5,
Int:5, Str:3.5,
Sp:5,
Sta:2.5,
HS:5,
T:35.5
Notice
Itachi is > or = to Sasuke in all stats but Stamina. This makes it reasonable to believe that
if Itachi were healthy Itachi's Stamina would be > or = to 3.5. We'll call this Modest Healthy Itachi or
MHItachi for short.
On avg. Itachi is about 1/4th (.26) stronger in every category but stamina. So if Itachi's sickness effected more than his stamina then it is possible that all of Itachi's stats would rise by 26%. We'll call this average healthy Itachi or
AH Itachi
.
Or we could raise Itachi's stats by 1 because Sasuke's stamina is 1 point higher. We'll call this
Itachi +1
.
MH Itachi: Nin:5, Tai:4.5, Gen:5, Int:5, Str:3.5, Sp:5, Sta:3.5, HS:5, Total:36.5
AH Itachi: Nin:>5(6.3), Tai:>5(5.67), Gen:>5(6.3), Int:>5(6.3), Str: 4.41, Sp:>5(6.3), Sta:3.15, HS:>5(6.3) Total:>40(44.73)
Itachi+1: Nin:6,Tai:5.5,Gen:6,Int:6, Str:4.5, Sp:6, Sta:3.5, HS:6. Total:43.5
"Prime Itachi"
A healthy Itachi is starting to look OP. Let's even it all out a bit by averaging them.
(MH+AH+Ip1)/3=:Nin:>5(5.7), Tai:>5(5.2), Gen:>5(5.7), Int:>5(5.7), Str:4(4.13), SPD:>5(5.7), Sta:3(3.38), HS:>5(5.7) Total:>40(41.21)
I disagree with sta:3(3.38) because Itachi's stats are all >or= to Sasuke's so I'm notching Itachi in at 3.5. It's .12 of a point higher. So...
Prime Itachi: Nin:>5(5.7), Tai:>5(5.2), Gen:>5(5.7), Int:>5(5.7), Str:4(4.13), SPD:>5(5.7), Sta:3.5, HS:>5(5.7) Total:>40(41.33)
Itachi
exceeds the max in 5 categories and even the total amount of points allowed. Prime Itachi is closer to the level of Hashirama and Madara than pt 3 Kakashi(34.5).
Did Prime Itachi ever exist in the series?
Yes. Right before, during and right after the Uchiha Massacre Itachi had the MS and no signs of being sick. Yes, Itachi did catch the disease while with ANBU but there were no symptoms during that time. If Itachi had all of his MS techniques is a different story. However, judging by how fast Itachi learned (graduate at age 7, sharinagan master:8, Chunin:10, Captain of ANBU:13) Itachi probably did.