Orochimaru and Kabuto vs Itachi and Kisame

[Brother Numpsay]

Let the bold sink in for a bit guys.

Amaterasu one shots Kabuto.

lol no it doesn't as Oral Rebirth canonically counter it. Not only that but Itachi can't detect it, which is even worst.

 

[Haizaki]

lol no it doesn't as Oral Rebirth canonically counter it. Not only that but Itachi can't detect it, which is even worst.

Pretty sure he can't use that in base from.

 

[Brother Numpsay]

Pretty sure he can't use that in base from.

What? how so, he has Orochimaru's powers. The only think he can't do in base form is Sage Art.

 

[Haizaki]

What? how so, he has Orochimaru's powers. The only think he can't do in base for is Sage Art.

Oh Lol i'm referring to Kabuto himself not the one with the hood and Oro's powers.

 

[Brother Numpsay]

Oh Lol i'm referring to Kabuto himself not the one with the hood and Oro's powers.

The match up is War arc Kabuto

 

[Praydara]

"Base" in this situation refers to Kabutomaru, not Kabuto pre-Oro's powers.

 

[sharingansennin]

Id say restrict Sound 5, Karin, Suigetsu(keep jugo however) to keep it more fair so Kabuto has only DSM permanantly though

 

[Haizaki]

Oh then Team 1 wins.

 

[Brother Numpsay]

Oh then Team 1 wins.

Kabuto still solos though

 

[Haizaki]

Kabuto still solos though

Yeah seeing Itachi's going to pull Kisame back.

 

[Brother Numpsay]

Yeah seeing Itachi's going to pull Kisame back.

Aint gonna front, that was a good comeback lol

 

[Rιver]

I would argue for my man Itachi here, but I doubt the discussion that would follow that would be rational.​

 

[Joker]

I would argue for my man Itachi here, but I doubt the discussion that would follow that would be rational.​

Finally, on my laptop, shoot.

 

[Rιver]

Finally, on my laptop, shoot.

You have to admit though. Orochimaru plays a non factor in this fight. He's not even the sidekick.​

 

[Praydara]

You have to admit though. Orochimaru plays a non factor in this fight. He's not even the sidekick.​

Why's that? I think Oro is too strong to get smacked down right off the bat, here.

 

[Brother Numpsay]

You have to admit though. Orochimaru plays a non factor in this fight. He's not even the sidekick.​

Losing to Itachi 3 times.
Absorbing Kabuto's intel/experience.


Don't you think he would fight much differently?

 

[Rιver]

Why's that? I think Oro is too strong to get smacked down right off the bat, here.

Itachi as a prematured teen just glanced at Orochimaru who immediately afterwards lost his hand. A mature adolescent Itachi wouldn't need even Mangekyo to deal with Orochimaru. Orochimaru hadn't seen him in a decade and still praised him as demigod. It's painfully clear.​

Losing to Itachi 3 times.
Absorbing Kabuto's intel/experience.


Don't you think he would fight much differently?

I also thought of that, but although he had much over a decade to counter his techniques, Itachi near death killed him with simple sword slash. Can you imagine that. Genius they say... disappointing.​

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[Praydara]

Itachi as a prematured teen just glanced at Orochimaru who immediately afterwards lost his hand. A mature adolescent Itachi wouldn't need even a Kage Bunshin to deal with Orochimaru. Orochimaru hadn't seen him in a decade and still praised him as demigod. It's painfully clear.​

By this point, don't you think he would change up his tactics a bit? I wouldn't disregard Orochimaru so quickly. Both of his losses can be attributed to a lack of planning and actual strategy. The first "fight" was him underestimating Itachi and getting stomped for it, and the second was him bursting out as an enormous target with no intel on Itachi's Susano'o or true power. If he were to fight with intel now, I imagine he would play it more carefully and actually put up a decent fight, even if he would probably lose in the end between just the two of them. Working together with Kabuto would make him even more effective. I just don't think he's a non-factor here. Just because he considers Itachi to be extraordinarily strong, which he is, doesn't mean he isn't capable of fighting him.

 

[Joker]

You have to admit though. Orochimaru plays a non factor in this fight. He's not even the sidekick.​

Kisame already praised his ability once, it's safe to say Kisame either respects him and holds him in high regards, or Kishimoto used it as a subliminal way to hype up Hebi Sasuke, and either way, it shows his capability. By being in Zetsu's body, not only can Orochimaru replicate Kisame's feats by using his stronger, potent chakra, and parasite clones, but he can also sap chakra from Itachi from a distance. Orochimaru here is the perfect support type.

 

[KidGamer65]

In an open area, Kabuto loses some of his advantages. Oro gets fodderizes by itachi using crows to sneak up close and put him under a genjutsu before totsuka gg
Kisame has enough reaction speed to fight gai, Kabuto wouldn't be blitzing him. If itachi gets izanagi off its over, and another win con is samehada eating sage chakra and turning Kabuto into fodder so that itachi can finish him off

The open area doesn't hinder Kabuto at all, can't see how it would as all his jutsu are still usable.

-Kabuto can't be trapped in Izanami again. He escaped it in manga canon, so its now useless on him in VS. threads.

-Don't really care about Orochimaru, Kabuto would solo.

-He doesn't need to blitz either of them in order to beat them, White Rage immobilizes them and then Muki Tensei would finish it. That's literally all he needs here. Or even Sound Genjutsu for a brief stun, brief enough to kill them. Samehada has to slash Kabuto enough times to take all his chakra, and he's not going to stand there and watch as Kisame does that.