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This is a theme I have seen many people use when defending sasuke. I have also seen people say TBB is solved by amaterasu'ing it. IMO this is false and I will explain why amaterasu isn't a good counter to rasenshuriken.
Amaterasu as a jutsu
Whilst amaterasu is supposedly hotter then the sun, it actually seems to burn quite slow. Karin had it on her for about a minute and it just managed to burn through her cloths. The fodder samurai had it on him for like 5 minutes yet it didn't burn through his armor. A had it on him for ages yet his arm didn't actually have burns, nor was his gauntlet the least bit damaged. Therefore it wouldn't be a stretch to infer that whilst amaterasu wil eventually burn the victim to death (since it can't be extinguished) the jutsu does't do much instantaneous damage (considerably none in the first minute or so).
Amaterasu vs. Rasenshuriken
Now back to rasenshuriken, when naruto fought pain he through a few at them. It first connects then expands, all the while spinning. Again when naruto fought the raikage, it connected then expanded, all the while spinning. Kakazu is probably the best example of this trend.
Basically what I am trying to say here is that the rasenshuriken itself can actually take some impact and continue spinning forwards before it explodes. Now given that we know that amaterasu doesn't really do that much damage early on then I highly doubt that it would stop it. Also the thing that keeps rasenshuriken going, before it expands is the rotation factor itself. Since the amaterasu isn't directly affecting this rasenshuriken should keep going strong.
Previous examples of Jutsu and Amaterasu clashes
If you have some doubts about this then think back to the Itachi/Sasuke fight. Itachi lit his own firebal jutsu with amaterasu. The black flames then consumed the fireball and then went on to consume sasuke's fireball (which was touching it). But the important point here is that whilst Itachi's fireball and Sasuke's was alight they still retained there form, with neither jutsu being 'dispelled' simply for having amaterasu on it.
So in my opinion amatersu is not a good counter at all since it will result in the user getting hit by a now super-charged amatersu covered rasenshuriken. Tbb is also said to be incredibly dense and if amaterasu takes about a minute to burn through Karin's shirt, I highly doubt that it will cut it against a TBB. Therefore same with rasenshuriken, you now get an upgraded amaterasu covered TBB impacting you.
Amaterasu as a jutsu
Whilst amaterasu is supposedly hotter then the sun, it actually seems to burn quite slow. Karin had it on her for about a minute and it just managed to burn through her cloths. The fodder samurai had it on him for like 5 minutes yet it didn't burn through his armor. A had it on him for ages yet his arm didn't actually have burns, nor was his gauntlet the least bit damaged. Therefore it wouldn't be a stretch to infer that whilst amaterasu wil eventually burn the victim to death (since it can't be extinguished) the jutsu does't do much instantaneous damage (considerably none in the first minute or so).
Karin had it on her for about a minute and it managed to burn through her cloths.
Raikage had it on for a while and yet no visible damage to his arm (until he cut it off himself).
The fodder samurai had it on him for the longest period so far and yet it didn't even come close to burning through his armor.
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Raikage had it on for a while and yet no visible damage to his arm (until he cut it off himself).
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The fodder samurai had it on him for the longest period so far and yet it didn't even come close to burning through his armor.
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Amaterasu vs. Rasenshuriken
Now back to rasenshuriken, when naruto fought pain he through a few at them. It first connects then expands, all the while spinning. Again when naruto fought the raikage, it connected then expanded, all the while spinning. Kakazu is probably the best example of this trend.
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Basically what I am trying to say here is that the rasenshuriken itself can actually take some impact and continue spinning forwards before it explodes. Now given that we know that amaterasu doesn't really do that much damage early on then I highly doubt that it would stop it. Also the thing that keeps rasenshuriken going, before it expands is the rotation factor itself. Since the amaterasu isn't directly affecting this rasenshuriken should keep going strong.
Previous examples of Jutsu and Amaterasu clashes
If you have some doubts about this then think back to the Itachi/Sasuke fight. Itachi lit his own firebal jutsu with amaterasu. The black flames then consumed the fireball and then went on to consume sasuke's fireball (which was touching it). But the important point here is that whilst Itachi's fireball and Sasuke's was alight they still retained there form, with neither jutsu being 'dispelled' simply for having amaterasu on it.
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So in my opinion amatersu is not a good counter at all since it will result in the user getting hit by a now super-charged amatersu covered rasenshuriken. Tbb is also said to be incredibly dense and if amaterasu takes about a minute to burn through Karin's shirt, I highly doubt that it will cut it against a TBB. Therefore same with rasenshuriken, you now get an upgraded amaterasu covered TBB impacting you.
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). Anyway I am inclined to agree with you. I think if the wind attack is strong enough then it should be able to resist the attack. With that said I think the wind attack would be very much downgraded. I know that real life situations don't directly relate to the narutoverse but I feel this analogy may be relevant: 
