Michael Halcyon :
Some much to unpack here. I’m not even going to discuss speed. Relative? Sure in base. With FTG it’s not close. Genjutsu? Sure, basic Genjutsu works without eye contact, but are they relevant? Can you prove that Itachi’s basic Genjutsu would even work? Next is eye contact. Can we assume Minato was looking Obito in the eye? Sure, you can assume. It’s “fair” to do so, but you can’t guarantee it. Tsukuyomi would certainly work if he could land it. Amaterasu? Largely irrelevant with Minato’s reaction time & FTG. Even Susano’o is largely mitigated by FTG. Itachi pops it, Minato ports to safety & lets Itachi eat the massive chakra tax it imposes. Which brings me to the next point, chakra reserves. Itachi doesn’t have nearly the chakra capacity that Minato does. A single Amaterasu & a Tsukuyomi were enough to significantly drain him. So we know he can’t afford to use either liberally & we know Susano’o itself is also very draining. FTG is also a very viable option for Sage Mode. Regardless of what Minato says, he’s still a perfect sage & could hypothetically FTG away to safety, gather nature energy, & return to combat to employ it. People overhype Totsuka Blade, imo. Yes, it’s a one hit kill to essentially anything with a soul, but for your standard human beings like these two, so is a kunai to the throat. In a battle like this, almost anything CAN be lethal. I think Minato wins more than he loses. 7/10 matches.
2025-07-02 21:57:41