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A huge portion of members on NB believe that izanami is useless in battle because it only works on arrogant people(like kabuto). At first i believed that to be true but after reading through second time it found this claim to be false.
One of the most common arguments was that itachi said that it cant be used in an actual fight. Itachi said that it cant REALLY be used in an actual fight because it offers a way for your opponent to escape(not that the jutsu cant be used in a battle its just a huge risk because it allows a way for your opponent to escape) which makes it dangerous for the user. This is also the reason it became a forbidden technique.
Another common argument is that it only works on arrogant people or people that are similar to kabuto. For one when have we ever heard or seen a jutsu that can only be activated in a particular situation. On top of that nowhere in this chapter does it say that it can be used only on arrogant people. Its created purpose was to teach arrogant uchihas a valuable lesson. For example a baseball bat's creative purpose is to be used to hit a ball in the sport called baseball. But just because it was created for that purpose does not mean that it cannot be used for other things Like a weapon for beating the crap out of someone you dont like.
It seemed to me that many readers(like myself at first) thought that it only works on arrogant people because itachi presented examples of how he and kabuto were both arrogant. itachi compared kabuto to himself because he relate to kabuto and itachi understands kabutos mindset.Itachi is doing kabuto a favor by using izanami to teach him a valuble lesson( because this is the jutsus creative purpose) before he kills him.
As for activating izanami, the user of izanami does not need to specifically know your opponents flaws because that is the victims job to identify and accept. If you look at kabutos loop there is no dialouge in his loop of him claiming he is someone else yet hes trapped in izanami. This is because The loop is not based off of your opponents flaw. ANYONE can be caught in the loop. The common misconception is that the loop is set on the victims flaw when really the loop is there to show your opponent there flaw. (This is true because that is why itachi hasn't killed kabuto yet hes using the loop to show kabuto his flaw). I like to think of this as a mental timeout. While your in the loop its similar to when you tell a child to sit in a corner and think about what you did and when they understand what they did and realize that it was wrong then they can leave.
so what im simply trying to say is that the loop does not need a flaw to be set upon, it is simply a tool that is used to show your enemy a way out. Which means anyone can be put in the loop with no need to identify your opponents flaw.
(The following it a copy and paste of izanamis ability off of naruto wiki.)
Despite being able to become consciously aware of their situation, the victim is unable to significantly alter or escape from the inevitable progression of these events, except by acknowledging the results of what they have done and stop trying to run away.[5] Whilst under the effects of the technique, the target will stand motionlessly as the loop of events continually replays inside their mind.[6] Because this technique was created as a counter to Izanagi, the victim is able to escape the infinite loop by simply accepting their fate.[7]
Nowhere here does it specify that only arrogant people get caught in this loop. It only takes longer for arrogant people to break the loop but it can be casted upon anyone. Once casted the victim has to still identify their fate that the user has brought before them and the victim must accept it. And all during this time the victim is standing still unable to move until they identify there fate and accept it to break the genjutsu. For this reason and the fact that any of a persons senses can trigger Izanami's effect i see Izanami as a costly but still a very effective jutsu no matter who it is casted on.
EDIT:Switched manga pages to *********** translation.
One of the most common arguments was that itachi said that it cant be used in an actual fight. Itachi said that it cant REALLY be used in an actual fight because it offers a way for your opponent to escape(not that the jutsu cant be used in a battle its just a huge risk because it allows a way for your opponent to escape) which makes it dangerous for the user. This is also the reason it became a forbidden technique.
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so what im simply trying to say is that the loop does not need a flaw to be set upon, it is simply a tool that is used to show your enemy a way out. Which means anyone can be put in the loop with no need to identify your opponents flaw.
(The following it a copy and paste of izanamis ability off of naruto wiki.)
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Despite being able to become consciously aware of their situation, the victim is unable to significantly alter or escape from the inevitable progression of these events, except by acknowledging the results of what they have done and stop trying to run away.[5] Whilst under the effects of the technique, the target will stand motionlessly as the loop of events continually replays inside their mind.[6] Because this technique was created as a counter to Izanagi, the victim is able to escape the infinite loop by simply accepting their fate.[7]
Nowhere here does it specify that only arrogant people get caught in this loop. It only takes longer for arrogant people to break the loop but it can be casted upon anyone. Once casted the victim has to still identify their fate that the user has brought before them and the victim must accept it. And all during this time the victim is standing still unable to move until they identify there fate and accept it to break the genjutsu. For this reason and the fact that any of a persons senses can trigger Izanami's effect i see Izanami as a costly but still a very effective jutsu no matter who it is casted on.
EDIT:Switched manga pages to *********** translation.
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