MY response to this would require you to have watched "Our Idiot Brother" Simply because Tobi said he was Madara perhaps they both took his word for it?
I wouldn't attempt to compare the intelligence of both characters in the first place as there is no definite answer as to who is on a higher level intellectually, or even if they are on an equal level. Just because two people are fed and believe the same lie, does in no way, reveal their level of intelligence.
before he fought kabuto, itachi had already planned out what would happen and everything in that fight happened exactly according to his plan, in order to put the FODDER kabuto in izanami
planned sasuke's whole life, would of went exactly as planned hadn't obito got in the way, and turning emo to goth
found the blind spot in the rinnegan that no one knew, until itachi revealed it
without any knowledge of the rinnegan, analysed and planned a way to break down chibaku tensei with help of naruto and killer b
lied to everyone to make them think that they could be superior to him or think other wise of him, in jiraya's case, itachi lied so that kisame would back off, they would of murdered jiraya, itachi really didn't want to seriously injure anyone just to see sasuke and make him more emo
He didn't think it was Madara. How could he understand that it was Obito if he had unlocked his MS and even could summon Kyubi ? That's just not possible. Same about Itachi. He had seen Obito's face coz he gave his Amaterasu to Sasuke and when Tobi removed his mask Amaterasu was activated on him.
So we can guess, if Itachi knew that he wasn't Madara or not. Anyway I think we'll see everything in future.
Btw, guys I don't understand one thing. There was a huge problem between Uchiha and Konoha. So that's my question..where Minato was with his intelligence? I mean he was the Hokage, at that moment.
Thanks and all however what i find funny sometimes is what some people say in respect to itachi no knowing who obito is after spending 'time' with him, ill disregard the fact that obito hardly ever leaked any secrets and even in the DB it was claimed he kept his ms usage away from akatsuki members and focus on facts for a second.
Kakashi and obito are roughly the same age therefore in part 2 kakshi/obito = 30
In part 1 kakashi/obito = 26.
Itachi in part was 17 and part 2, 21.
The gap between kakashi/obito in relation to itachi has remained constant at
26 - 17 = 9
30 - 21 = 9.
If there is a 9 year gap, between obito/kakashi and itachi. Kakashi became jonin during the war when he and obito were 13, its this same time that obito died at the age of 13.
If obito died at 13 and there is 9 year gap between them that would mean itachi was 13-9 = 4 years old when obito died.
What i am saying is that itachi doesn't even know who obito is, from the start and might not even have heard of him before.
This in regards to minato's fans who somehow believe itachi shouldv'e known it was obito, when clearly its very hard for him to. Just to switch things up a bit. minato obviously knew of obito, he was obito's sensei. During the whole fight he never one's grasp from a sense of smell or trait in obito to note that it was one of his students?.
In other words minato's relationship with obito should allow him to decrypt the mask man's identity more so than itachi who at the time of obito's supposedly death was still an infant who knew nothing of his surroundings nor of obito.
To those who want to challenge my maths/estimate there you go;
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Itachi was barely 4 during the 3rd great war, which is the war that obito supposedly died.
itachi should not necessarily identify tobi as obito since he doesnt know him in what weve seen in the manga but he should know that this tobi is not madara and it was someone else. but he believe madara was alive in sasuke vs itachi
Intelligence would have to go to Minato...although he hasn't shown much feats, but what has been shown of him is more intellectual. While for Itachi he has shown more of "smartness" or "strategic" although Minato is on par in my opinion but the title of that would go to Kakashi.
itachi should not necessarily identify tobi as obito since he doesnt know him in what weve seen in the manga but he should know that this tobi is not madara and it was someone else. but he believe madara was alive in sasuke vs itachi
Exactly, and that's why Itachi fanboys can't admit he was fooled the entire time by Obito someone who even knew Obito since YEARS(Decades) and NEVER realised it wasn't Madara, wow
Firstly to everyone who says Itachi was a genius: he spend some time to devise his strategy to manipulate sasuke and it failed miserably. Anytime he won a fight, he used prior knowledge to do it. Kakashi and Minato can find weaknesses in an enemy on the fly. Also, Minato was pretty much like "the only person i can think of capable of doing all these things is madara, but it can't be he's too old, never mind it doesn't matter, i just have to stop him". He never thought he was madara
Minato is more intelligent than itachi. The op made a big mistake, its true itachi ALWAYS thought tobi was madara, but minato only asked tobi if he were madara....immediately after that he said ' it doesnt matter who u are...'leaving the possibility open that minato might have had doubts about his id.
Itachi even after being revived never had any such doubts. So minatos intelligence>>>>itachis.
Minato is more intelligent than itachi. The op made a big mistake, its true itachi ALWAYS thought tobi was madara, but minato only asked tobi if he were madara....immediately after that he said ' it doesnt matter who u are...'leaving the possibility open that minato might have had doubts about his id.
Itachi even after being revived never had any such doubts. So minatos intelligence>>>>itachis.
Because Itachi had his own business, you know? He was planning Sasuke's future, he was sick, furthermore did you see him fighting Obito? How can you jump on conclusions when Itachi most probably never seen him in action.
The Uchiha massacre was a hype and Itachi most probably killed his family while Obito did wipe out the rest of his clan...
Akatsuki was messed up in general and the only reason for him to not recognize Obito was because Kishi decide it.
Even the rest of Akatsuki didn't know about Nagato and Obito. And that makes Itachi less intelligent? Blame Kishi instead?
It's not Itachi's fault but the good plan of Obito.
Minato recognize that he's not Madara because they fight.
itachi should not necessarily identify tobi as obito since he doesnt know him in what weve seen in the manga but he should know that this tobi is not madara and it was someone else. but he believe madara was alive in sasuke vs itachi
Not necessarily. To an uchiha, the feats that obito has portrayed is in line with their ancestor. In the end Madara did pour his knowledge into Obito after all.
Anyway there are certain topics that just become played out and never ends, this is one of them along with the strongest hokage and other's. With such topics it gets boring overtime, well until kishi comes out
neither one has shown any significant intelligence. Btw going by your thread, Orochimaru is more intelligent than both, as he was able to discover Tobi's identity. The only person of the three who had the less information on both Obito (Minato's student) and Madara (Uchiha Legend).
they are both intelligent and smart. you cannot compare them by the obito identity thing. WHY??? SIMPLE LIKE A B C D...
Minato had only few moments to encounter tobi and concluded he was madara because of the abilities he showed.
Next, Itachi had long know obito and never said he was obito but madara. But check the anime or manga, itachi said to sasuke during their fight............ madara today is just a hollow former of himself... <<<<<< do you know what this means??? Itachi learned tobi is a copycat of madara