An Analysis of Itachi's Genjutsu

[DrProof]

Samsara is Rinnegan you dummy.

Good thread, Itachi uses Foot Genjutsu = GG.

 

[Apêx1]

Samsara is Rinnegan you dummy.

Good thread, Itachi uses Foot Genjutsu = GG.

No idea how I mixed up Samsara with Clairvoyance lmao, thanks for pointing that out.

 

[Amaterasu]

So Itachi is truly magnificient

 

[Haloguy2710]

Very well written!

 

[Magatsu Izanagi]

I added in Izanami fam.

Awesome. Great explanation, too.

Revisiting the jutsu as a whole, it's clear that the reason Itachi used it on Kabuto and knew it would be effective was because Kabuto was essentially simulating what would be happening if an Uchiha decided to use Izanagi (not accepting himself, etc). However, I think that at the end of the day, even if Izanami was designed to be a counter to Izanagi and would "only work" on people who cannot accept their own fate, it should still hypothetically trap them in at least one loop before they negate the jutsu, where Itachi will be able to deal with them outside the illusion.

 

[Apêx1]

Awesome. Great explanation, too.

Revisiting the jutsu as a whole, it's clear that the reason Itachi used it on Kabuto and knew it would be effective was because Kabuto was essentially simulating what would be happening if an Uchiha decided to use Izanagi (not accepting himself, etc). However, I think that at the end of the day, even if Izanami was designed to be a counter to Izanagi and would "only work" on people who cannot accept their own fate, it should still hypothetically trap them in at least one loop before they negate the jutsu, where Itachi will be able to deal with them outside the illusion.

Yep, Itachi said Kabuto was a lot like his former self, and thus vulnerable to the Izanami. It's sole intention while being devised was to stop Izanagi. It does not mean it is limited to what it was intended for, just like Izanagi. And yes, it would still entrap anyone as they would have to undergo their failures again and again until they accept them. So at the very least they would need to redo the loop 1 time, which is more than enough time for Itachi to put them under Tsukiyomi or burn them down with Amateratsu.