Naruto Chapter 387

[poopdeville]

From the way this battle has gone so far it could still be genjutsu most likely they are still testing each other out. I don't know if a battle could be fought entirely using genjutsu I suppose with these two it could and that seems to be Itachi's favorite method of fighting. Them using genjutsu doesn't make the battle stupid I find it to be really impressive and I think it would be logical for Itachi to try and defeat Sasuke using genjutsu.

Of course it could. Genjutsu is "just" the focusing and manipulation of your chakra in your opponent's brain. This is why Tsukuyomi could kill. Jiraiya explained this, and how to break free, to Naruto way back (mold as much chakra in your head as you can, in a big burst).

This is also why I think the Rinnegan's secret is a genjutsu -- each of Pein's six bodies use genjutsu on the other 5, so they can all see what the others see.

[Abdula]

Actually what Jiraiya told Naruto was to disrupt his chakra flow, first by stopping the flow of his own chakra to stop the effects of the technique then try to break out of it by building up a large amount of chakra.

Anyway my point was that Itachi doesn't seem to be willing to use MS to defeat Sasuke and although he is way better at genjutsu than Sasuke is I doubt he is good enough to kill him using it alone.

[conquistaDan]

Agreed on statement 1

However, I don't agree with you on him not being able to kill him on Genjutsu alone. He can easily kill him or anyone else trying to break out of it with out even his MS. I don't know why people give Sasuke so much credit over and over again. He's not good. He hasn't even mastered or tried to master his MS. That's a huge waste of time in the Uchiha clan. People should know this by now. And on top of that, where Sasuke is now, Itachi was when he was 6 years old. So for me to be impressed he'll have to do more than enter Naruto's mind and see Kyuubi. Sorry.

[chet_chetty]

That's exactly the point Sasuke is proving/trying to prove to Itachi. He's not trying to master MS because he feels he it simply is not required to defeat another MS user. He also feels that his sharingan as is plus all the other skills he has gained can defeat Itachi's MS. At the very least, Sasuke has proven that he can defeat Tsukuyomi without using MS himself.

This fight will ultimately prove that it is Sasuke, not Itachi, who surpasses his limits and releases himself from his capacity. Also, it is because Itachi puts all his faith into MS that he ends up doing just the opposite.

[SilentSnake]

How can Sasuke try to master his MS if he does not have MS yet? oO

Moreover, Itachi wasn't where Sasuke is now at 6...

People (and Kishi:P) give Sasuke credit cause his potential is blown out to be larger than Itachi's from the very beginning.

What would be the point of Sasuke actually dying on Itachi? Kishi tries to prove that one can surpass his/hers confines so in the end Sasuke wins.

To achieve that he has to be stronger than Itachi, so it's more like some ppl don't give him ENOUGH credit.

It doesn't change the fact he's one cocky bastard of course...