I think Deva Path is stronger than Itachi for these reasons:
- - Close combat is dangerous when you fight Deva, since you could get hurt badly by a shinra tensei powerful enough to even kill huge toad summons and break all bones in Gamabunta
- - Genjutsu which is Itachis main power won't work on a dead body, especially when you know that he has Rinnengan, which is stronger than Sharingan
- - Amaterasu is a close range jutsu, so to hit Deva, he would have to surprise him in close range, and eventhen, we've seen it's useless since Shinra tensei could push it away
- - Susanoo: Sure it's a great defense, but this defense won't help against Deva since he can control gravity. So it means he could push/attrack someone with either Shinra tensei or Banshou tenin just by manipulating the center of gravity of his body. In this case, any defense won't help. So he could directly push Itachi or attrack him regardless of Susanoo or something. We've seen that Gaara was able to separate Susanoo from his user(Madara), so Deva who can control gravity could do it even better
- Totsuka? Supposing it even hurts Deva somehow, you must know how totsuka works to begin with. It takes the soul of the opponent and then the process of sealing starts. But problem here is that Deva is a dead body, so hurting him with totsuka(if he even manage to) would be useless also since he could not take a soul simply because the soul doesn't exist. Deva is only like a puppet Nagato manipulates from far distance
In the worse case of scenario, he can even use Chibaku tensei, something against we've seen Itachi couldn't handle alone
So, i think Deva is stronger than Itachi
FIRST:
--Itachi will held his own against your Deva path when it comes to taijutsu battle. He can even rival with Naruto in his KM mode and killer Bee and pushing his back just by using his taijutsu and speed, that dude has incredible speed and reflexes not to mention power..If the Deva path face and solo Itachi he will be killed for sure men. You say he is no match because of his shinra tensei, dude Naruto defeated deva path and devices a scheme to beat his ass, and itachi is at least ten time smarter than Naruto, he will surely find a way to counter those jutsu in no time. And Gamabunta does not have a Spiritual skeleton chakra defense, even if Deva path toss itachi everywhere it will be no effect. Dont compare Itachi with those low life summons, thats your biggest mistake here.
SECOND
--- You sure did not watch and read the manga. Jiraiya beat 3 pains in a 1 shot Genjutsu so please dont make such a remark that they're impervious to Eye technique/ Genjutsu. Its actually his biggest weakness in a battle, a genjutsu type opponent. Hey! even Kotoamatsukami work on Itachi even though his undead remember. A GEN can work on those puppet you see. This is the second biggest mistake you made in this thread. Try reading the manga more dude i advice it before making a thread.
THIRD
--- True, but Itachi will not use one of his strongest jutsu just like that or as easy as that, he will surely use it when the time is right-on and if timing is falwless. His a genius Shinobi he will not be carried away and just burn the place up by spamming Amaterasu all over the place. Deva path has time limit when using his push and pull jutsu and a time duration before he can use it again in a another assault. I think is about 3 to 5 seconds interval of each jutsu. Naruto did used this weaknesss against him and so will Itachi. A few seconds is enough for Itachi to beat his ass down to a pulp.
FORTH
--- He can push Itachi as many time as he want too but he will not acquire enough damage to lose on such a mundane jutsu of yours. If He continues to spam his jutsu to itachi that will he his down fall on that battle, repetition is not a good thing against Itachi. Like just i said there's an interval when using his technique he cant use it instantaneously, as if he could.
FIFTH
--- You said:Totsuka? Supposing it even hurts Deva somehow, you must know how totsuka works to begin with. It takes the soul of the opponent (It takes the soul of the opponent and then the process of sealing starts. But problem here is that Deva is a dead body, so hurting him with totsuka(if he even manage to) would be useless also since he could not take a soul simply because the soul doesn't exist. Deva is only like a puppet Nagato manipulates from far distance)
REPLY:
- You don't understand the capability of the Totsuka sword at all men.
- That blade can seal everything including the very fiber of your molecular body have dude, not only your soul will be sealed but also your body as the same time when your pierce by it. Dont assume that Deva is unsealable because his undead. Itachi manage to seal Nagato on his edo form and everything was suck down, down to the last drop of his revived beat up being. Noting was left on Nagato's edo body that conclude's that it can seal everything just by piercing it. The third mistake of this thread.
SIXTH
--- You said: (In the worse case of scenario, he can even use Chibaku tensei, something against we've seen Itachi couldn't handle alone
So, i think Deva is stronger than Itachi)
REPLY:
-He is stronger by brute force alone because of his chakra reserve but his insane if he goes lone man in a totem pole against Itachi in an actual fight. Itachi has many arsenal jutsu in his sleeve i dont think deva path has a chance to make out of this alive. Your chibaku tensei? Good grief, multiple YASAKA'S MAGATAMA can blow that thing in SMITHEREENS. I've remember this chapter when Itachi point a finger to Naruto and say " YOU HAVE TO BE CALM TO ANALYZE THE SITUATION PROPERLY" and poof there goes the ice breaker for Nagato mighty Chibaku tensei.
SUMMARY
- If he face Itachi alone his as good as dead i'll tell you, BASICALLY HIS ALREADY DEAD ANYWAY SO WHATS THE PROBLEM? hehehe So it will be like preserving the natural order of life in Naruto world.