Itachi does have a shot at winning here, and Minato will need to depend on more then just his FTG (Or atleast the kunai-tag versions) if he wants to pull a victory off. Early on in the fight if Minato begins spreading Kunai all over the field, Itachi can react to it. Minato doesn't throw things at the same rate he teleports them. And Itachi has shown to be quite adept with Kunai.
So Itachi could counter the FTG Kunai by throwing his own to knock them away from their intended location, or by throwing paper-bomb rapped kunai at Minato's to begin with. The next challenge Itachi'd have to face would be the toad summonings. Which he could counter with Susanno, but that technique would drain Itachi. And the totsuka sword can be dodged by the spread out and out of place Kunai that Itachi countered earlier (If he didn't go with the paper-bomb strategy). So it's an unknown for me on how Itachi would deal with the toads, possibly Amaterasu them. But that would put a considerable strain on Itachi and I think he would be smart enough to not use it if he doesn't have to.
When it comes to close quarter combat, it's a tough one. Itachi seems to be average enough for being a S rank ninja, but he seems to rely on genjutsu to aid him while he is fighting. And if Itachi used Amaterasu while they were somewhat close, I don't even doubt Minato could go to one of his discarded kunai(Again if they haven't been destroyed) to avoid it. But Itachi runs the risk of being tagged by the FTG version two, which would end the fight. Unless Itachi hides in Susanno but that would only be for a few minutes while Minato waits him out. And I don't even need to bring out how the Rasengan would be a big problem for Itachi.
Genjutsu would be a nuisance to Minato, too. But I doubt he'll be looking an Uchiha in the eyes. He should come from a time when it's common knowledge to not stare at their eyes. So if Minato is put in a genjutsu, it'll be a minor one from his fingers and such. It could prove to be subtle enough that Minato doesn't realize it right away, Itachi is known to be a genjutsu master. And Itachi could then use a fire style jutsu to finish off Minato. But it's unlikely.
Itachi has a decent shot at beating Minato, but that's only because we've seen only a few moves from him. Who ever wins in this fight won't be doing so in the usual manner. Minato using his FTG Kunai to flank or catch Itachi off guard and, Itachi's MS techniques to quickly defeat Minato would probably not be the case. But honestly, they're both rather dumb characters. One has a million one-shots while the other can, theoretically, teleport back to Konoha and restock on his kunai, get medicine, etc, most fights and not take them seriously.
So Itachi could counter the FTG Kunai by throwing his own to knock them away from their intended location, or by throwing paper-bomb rapped kunai at Minato's to begin with. The next challenge Itachi'd have to face would be the toad summonings. Which he could counter with Susanno, but that technique would drain Itachi. And the totsuka sword can be dodged by the spread out and out of place Kunai that Itachi countered earlier (If he didn't go with the paper-bomb strategy). So it's an unknown for me on how Itachi would deal with the toads, possibly Amaterasu them. But that would put a considerable strain on Itachi and I think he would be smart enough to not use it if he doesn't have to.
When it comes to close quarter combat, it's a tough one. Itachi seems to be average enough for being a S rank ninja, but he seems to rely on genjutsu to aid him while he is fighting. And if Itachi used Amaterasu while they were somewhat close, I don't even doubt Minato could go to one of his discarded kunai(Again if they haven't been destroyed) to avoid it. But Itachi runs the risk of being tagged by the FTG version two, which would end the fight. Unless Itachi hides in Susanno but that would only be for a few minutes while Minato waits him out. And I don't even need to bring out how the Rasengan would be a big problem for Itachi.
Genjutsu would be a nuisance to Minato, too. But I doubt he'll be looking an Uchiha in the eyes. He should come from a time when it's common knowledge to not stare at their eyes. So if Minato is put in a genjutsu, it'll be a minor one from his fingers and such. It could prove to be subtle enough that Minato doesn't realize it right away, Itachi is known to be a genjutsu master. And Itachi could then use a fire style jutsu to finish off Minato. But it's unlikely.
Itachi has a decent shot at beating Minato, but that's only because we've seen only a few moves from him. Who ever wins in this fight won't be doing so in the usual manner. Minato using his FTG Kunai to flank or catch Itachi off guard and, Itachi's MS techniques to quickly defeat Minato would probably not be the case. But honestly, they're both rather dumb characters. One has a million one-shots while the other can, theoretically, teleport back to Konoha and restock on his kunai, get medicine, etc, most fights and not take them seriously.