Why is Amaterasu so overrated??

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First of all, you must know that i'm not discrediting Amaterasu when i make this thread. I'm only there to give my analysis about this jutsu that maybe people failed to notice.:)

I mean, i don't understand why Amaterasu is that overestimated when we're talking about a jutsu that didn't even killed "one" person in this manga apart maybe from fodders. Each times it was used, the opponent managed to dodge it. Not saying it was easy to do, but still:

- Sasuke manage to evade it a little bit, and when it touched him, he used kawarimi no jutsu from orochimaru
- When Killer-bee was touched, he also used kawarimi no jutsu to evade it.

These 2examples shows that even when you get touched by the flammes, it's not over at all. You can "simply" use kawarimi to escape from it.

- A managed to dodge it with his speed. That means also that speed is another method to escape from it, but no one is as fast as Raikage obviously except from Minato or Naruto and maybe some others we don't know.

- Killer-Bee has also shown recently that it was capable to attack the user before he uses it:
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That shows that to use Amaterasu, there is a small preparation you need in order to concentrate a little bit before launching it. That's why experimented ninjas could notice it and prepare themselves to dodge it.

Amaterasu is an instant jutsu yes, but what people forget also to understand is that "it doesn't appear directly on the target you see" like people sometimes claim, but "it travels to reach this target". Zetsu said "it converges to a spot". Converge here means it lands to some point, so it travels. Even if it's fast obviously. And the scene with Raikage prove my point:
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Look carefully at this pic. At the start we can see that Amaterasu is where the Raikage is. If it appeared, it would have touched him at that time, which is not the case. Then the Raikage see it approaching and thanks to his speed, he dodges it easily at the last moment.

What should also enter into consideration is that "when the Raikage dodged the attack", Amaterasu continued to travel and reach the samurai who was behind:
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That again shows that "it travels" and "not appear" in the contrary of the popular belief.
 
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No it is not overrated

No one can dodge it raikage got lucky

Minato doesn't have reflexes cause he just dodged raikage punch
Naruto doesn't have reflexes cause he just dodged raikage punch

Amaterasu can one shot anyone .Naruto will get one shotted in his fight with sasuke and the show will become amaterasu shipudden. U_U

:sy::sy:

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No it is not overrated

No one can dodge it raikage got lucky

Minato doesn't have reflexes cause he just dodged raikage punch
Naruto doesn't have reflexes cause he just dodged raikage punch

Amaterasu can one shot anyone .Naruto will get one shotted in his fight with sasuke and the show will become amaterasu shipudden. U_U
Raikage got lucky? You sir are an idiot! Fanboys/trolls as yourself deserve to get hit with amaterasu...
 

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Because the jutsu discription
No one even cares the jutsu hasnt killed anyone till now besides sum fodder zetsus..
even the samurai burned for a while then kankuro took their armors off , they were almost completly melted away.. oh wait no, they were not injured at all
its overrated in my opinion
 
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No it is not overrated

No one can dodge it raikage got lucky

Minato doesn't have reflexes cause he just dodged raikage punch
Naruto doesn't have reflexes cause he just dodged raikage punch

Amaterasu can one shot anyone .Naruto will get one shotted in his fight with sasuke and the show will become amaterasu shipudden. U_U

lol
 

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A dodge it because he is the second fastest man alive. Explain how any ninja can dodge Amaterasu? Killer bee remember when sasuke roasted him with Amaterasu that his eyes bleed same thing happen to Itachi, but Itachi didn't use Amaterasu then he could easily hold it in and shoot it when he's ready. When the Raikage dodge it they obviously did it in slow motion to show how fast he was cause the samurai behind him couldn't even react.
 

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I v seen you before and your answers you sig was something like 1.kakashi 2.minato ect
you are a fanboy and as for itachi vs sasuke battle itachi wasn t trying to hit sasuke. sasuke proved it himself when he used amaterasu. 2.raikage had to use bodyflicker to dodge amaterasu and For the travel part you are right it travels however you mast have the eyes to keep up with it example raikage s eye is used to speed such as his own. just because raikage dodge it doesn t mean it s faster and has for minato idk about this one if he can dodge it or not Cuz i am unsure
 

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very informative, though it was nothing new :D
 

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No it is not overrated


Amaterasu can one shot anyone .Naruto will get one shotted in his fight with sasuke and the show will become amaterasu shipudden. U_U

:sy::sy:

OKay
*rant over*

lol
 

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No it is not overrated

No one can dodge it raikage got lucky

Minato doesn't have reflexes cause he just dodged raikage punch
Naruto doesn't have reflexes cause he just dodged raikage punch

Amaterasu can one shot anyone .Naruto will get one shotted in his fight with sasuke and the show will become amaterasu shipudden. U_U

:sy::sy:

OKay
*rant over*

"amaterasu shipudden"<---:sy:
 

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Because the jutsu discription
No one even cares the jutsu hasnt killed anyone till now besides sum fodder zetsus..
even the samurai burned for a while then kankuro took their armors off , they were almost completly melted away.. oh wait no, they were not injured at all
its overrated in my opinion

this comment is so unusual coming from you LOL
 

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Because it is a one-hit-ko?
 

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A dodge it because he is the second fastest man alive. Explain how any ninja can dodge Amaterasu? Killer bee remember when sasuke roasted him with Amaterasu that his eyes bleed same thing happen to Itachi, but Itachi didn't use Amaterasu then he could easily hold it in and shoot it when he's ready. When the Raikage dodge it they obviously did it in slow motion to show how fast he was cause the samurai behind him couldn't even react.
- Because the second fastest man in NU was able to dodge Amaterasu doesn't mean the 3rd can't either.
- Like i've said, being touched by Amaterasu doesn't guarantee death, cuz you can use Kawarimi to escape from it
- When the user attack with Amaterasu, if you notice it quickly, you can attack the user before it, cuz a certain time is needed to launch the attack.
 

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- Because the second fastest man in NU was able to dodge Amaterasu doesn't mean the 3rd can't either.
- Like i've said, being touched by Amaterasu doesn't guarantee death, cuz you can use Kawarimi to escape from it
- When the user attack with Amaterasu, if you notice it quickly, you can attack the user before it, cuz a certain time is needed to launch the attack.

Is the 3rd faster than his son no. who all has orochimaru rebirth jutsu two people even then sasuke can spam Amaterasu. Sasuke has shown Amaterasu is instant so has itachi.
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Cool thread I agree with some of your points. +rep for the effort.
 

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know.

- Killer-Bee has also shown recently that it was capable to attack the user before he uses it:
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That shows that to use Amaterasu, there is a small preparation you need in order to concentrate a little bit before launching it. That's why experimented ninjas could notice it and prepare themselves to dodge it.

Agree about most but its not that easy to escape, each one of these people you have pointed out are all top 15 of all ninja so its not exactly "simple"

Also what i dont get is why you think itachi used Amaterasu at the quoted point......He obviously uses his Mangekyou to bring the crow out of Naruto, so KA reacts to his Mangekyou and casts potect Konoha on him. He doesnt use Amaterasu till later, so what bee did was absolutely nothing but a last ditch effort which did nothing what so ever. Nagato felt Itachis chakra building and assumed he was going to use Amaterasu and tried to warn the jins, but it wasnt Amaterasu.
 
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