The Overrating of Izanami

[Out Of Ctrl]

+Rep Well said mate. Hopefully this should shed some light on Itachi fanboys. Although knowing them it probably wouldn't sink in. U_U It really is astounding because Itachi already

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its quite dangerous to use it an actual fight.

 

[Bogard]

itachi>kabuto
izanami>kabuto
itachi>minato

accept the truth haters
and izanami is overated coz its a strong jutsu
just like Bm naruto

I know you're an alt, so please stop dickriding Itachi:flaw:

 

[FizzyDrink]

You can use Izanami in battle, but your an open target.

I'm just saying that it's incredibly difficult to use in battle, and incredibly unlikely to actually be put into use. Itachi's battle against Kabuto was a perfect scenario for Izanami. Itachi was immortal and Kabuto is incredibly arrogant. In a normal battle scenario, we can pretty much count out Itachi's use of Izanami altogether because of how unlikely it is to be used.

 

[NarutoDKurosaki]

One major argument I've seen for Itachi in MANY vs threads has been his ability to use Izanami. I'll explain why this is a major misconception, and Izanami is waaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy more difficult to use in battle than people seem to believe.

So lets do a brief explanation on Izanami.

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Basically what Itachi is saying is that in order to use Izanami, he must perfectly repeat a sensation shared between he and his opponent. This means that the genjutsu itself does not begin until the sensation has successfully been repeated a second time.

What does this mean? Well, this means that versatility in battle makes Izanami's effectiveness very low, as it would be incredibly difficult to have an exact sensation be repeated if the opponent is attacking in a different way each time. It also means that even when he activates Izanami, he still has to stay alive until he can replicate the specific sensation again. In this time, he can also die (so when he got cut in half against Kabuto, that was for real).

This also means that Itachi has to create a specific sensation that he and his opponent share WITHOUT DYING. In a fair battle, the first time he got stabbed by Kabuto would have been the end. And this is harder than one would think, especially considering the power of the ninja that Itachi is compared to. Most of them, if allowed close enough to share a sensation with, would be able to kill him. So we have another reason that Izanami is not very useful in battle.

Finally, the last weakness of Izanami is that it only works with overly arrogant or overly stupid (procrastinatory) characters, as explained here.

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Once a character acknowledges their results, the genjutsu is broken. This means it can be broken quickly by characters who aren't so arrogant or stupid. And if they break out of it quickly enough, they will be up against an Itachi who no longer has one of his eyes. It is an incredibly risky battle strategy, and Itachi only used it against Kabuto because he saw how arrogant Kabuto was, and knew Kabuto would be stuck for a while.

So all in all, Izanami is not the be all end all of combat moves. In fact, it is very unlikely to be used in battle due to the circumstances necessary to activate it, and even if he somehow manages to do so, there are many ninja who can break it quickly, and so it would not be tactically useful in that situation as well.

So the moral of this story is STOP OVERRATING THIS JUTSU.

Nice job +rep. People also seem to forget that Itachi died twice tryin gto use this stupid genjutsu.

 

[Mrmojo8484]

This thread sucks because izanami can only be used against izanagi users or people who try to be someone else.

 

[Gold Lightning]

itachi>kabuto
izanami>kabuto
itachi>minato

accept the truth haters
and izanami is overated coz its a strong jutsu
just like Bm naruto

Itachi is the only Uchiha I actually like, but why on earth to his fans always bring minato into Itachi threads????

 

[OnPoint]

Very good thread man, +rep.

 

[Hori]

One major argument I've seen for Itachi in MANY vs threads has been his ability to use Izanami. I'll explain why this is a major misconception, and Izanami is waaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy more difficult to use in battle than people seem to believe.

So lets do a brief explanation on Izanami.

Spoiler

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Basically what Itachi is saying is that in order to use Izanami, he must perfectly repeat a sensation shared between he and his opponent. This means that the genjutsu itself does not begin until the sensation has successfully been repeated a second time.

What does this mean? Well, this means that versatility in battle makes Izanami's effectiveness very low, as it would be incredibly difficult to have an exact sensation be repeated if the opponent is attacking in a different way each time. It also means that even when he activates Izanami, he still has to stay alive until he can replicate the specific sensation again. In this time, he can also die (so when he got cut in half against Kabuto, that was for real).

This also means that Itachi has to create a specific sensation that he and his opponent share WITHOUT DYING. In a fair battle, the first time he got stabbed by Kabuto would have been the end. And this is harder than one would think, especially considering the power of the ninja that Itachi is compared to. Most of them, if allowed close enough to share a sensation with, would be able to kill him. So we have another reason that Izanami is not very useful in battle.

Finally, the last weakness of Izanami is that it only works with overly arrogant or overly stupid (procrastinatory) characters, as explained here.

Spoiler

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Once a character acknowledges their results, the genjutsu is broken. This means it can be broken quickly by characters who aren't so arrogant or stupid. And if they break out of it quickly enough, they will be up against an Itachi who no longer has one of his eyes. It is an incredibly risky battle strategy, and Itachi only used it against Kabuto because he saw how arrogant Kabuto was, and knew Kabuto would be stuck for a while.

So all in all, Izanami is not the be all end all of combat moves. In fact, it is very unlikely to be used in battle due to the circumstances necessary to activate it, and even if he somehow manages to do so, there are many ninja who can break it quickly, and so it would not be tactically useful in that situation as well.

So the moral of this story is STOP OVERRATING THIS JUTSU.

Oh Please a jutsu deciding destiny its not overated its too cool

 

[Strict]

A problem is that you have to realize that you get caught in such an illusion. With knowledge Izanami actually isn't a problem, without knowledge they wouldn't be a reason for the victim giving up and stop defending himself from attacks of the other. Those who were caught by Izanami without realizing the effect, would only get out of it by truly acknowledging their failure. And this is, in an actual fight, not always the case and the reason why Shinobis are dying by trying to defeat their opponent with anything they have. Izanami is overestimated by one maybe, but also underestimated by the other.

 

[FizzyDrink]

This thread sucks because izanami can only be used against izanagi users or people who try to be someone else.

So why does this thread suck? That's what I explained, but in depth...your hate seems a little out of place.

Oh Please a jutsu deciding destiny its not overated its too cool

This jutsu is certainly overrated. People go around in versus threads saying "Itachi wins Izanami ftw gg" like a bunch of idiots, not understanding that Izanami is not at all a jutsu Itachi would be able to use in battle.

A problem is that you have to realize that you get caught in such an illusion. With knowledge Izanami actually isn't a problem, without knowledge they wouldn't be a reason for the victim giving up and stop defending himself from attacks of the other. Those who were caught by Izanami without realizing the effect, would only get out of it by truly acknowledging their failure. And this is, in an actual fight, not always the case and the reason why Shinobis are dying by trying to defeat their opponent with anything they have. Izanami is overestimated by one maybe, but also underestimated by the other.

Mostly overrated however...sure it's powerful once someone gets caught...but there are many ninja capable of quickly acknowledging and moving on from a failure...and even then, its ridiculously hard to cast. The chances are incredibly low, and Itachi fans spout Izanami like it's the easiest genjutsu in the world to cast. Definitely more overrated than underrated.