Itachi is pretty powerful, but we haven't seen all that much out of him yet .. and as he is the plot tool of Sasuke, it is almost certain that he will be a low-level enemy compared to as-yet unintroduced characters.
Itachi is pretty powerful, but we haven't seen all that much out of him yet .. and as he is the plot tool of Sasuke, it is almost certain that he will be a low-level enemy compared to as-yet unintroduced characters.
probably not, like naruto said before "Im not gonna trust some perverted senin like you'
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the act of cowardice isnt in running away from a battle though....in textbook terms it means expressing fear in the face of pain or danger
running away is just the result of the cowardice
VV oh geez, inner sakura now? we JUST got over every conceivable udon vs someone scenario too...... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/img]
10/4/04 - 8/20/07
Inner Sakura will defeat Itachi.
Duuuuhhhhhh..... [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
That's the problem. Fear.
If you know the Nibelungen Saga, you know that Notung, Siegfried's sword could only be reforged by somebody who didn't know what fear was. That's the reason Mime couldn't do it. This dwarf gives a fairly precise description of such emotion, but I digress.
Siegfried never learned what fear was, that's the main thing about him and it's repeated ad nauseam during almost all the unending hours of the operatic cycle. And, mind you, he tried to learn it many times, so he actually wasn't as stupid as I am painting him.
But not knowing fear was his undoing. People more learned on that subject know that they're better off not trusting strangers and not drinking stuff that's offered by your gf when you're not sure of what kind of mood she is in, since it may lead to stabbings in the back, as it in fact did.
A thought for what kind of person Itachi is. I think Itachi is probably the best duelist in Naruto's world. However in spite of his one on one prowess, he isn't the most powerful ninja in Naruto's world only because ninja's don't actually have to face each other down at high noon. Summons, having more than one ninja face off against Itachi at once, other blood limit abilities would all pose significant difficulties to Itachi.
However, in spite of the fact that Itachi can be beaten, I think his mystique is the fact that he's so good one on one, and a lot of other ninjas especially Sasake want to beat Itachi by themselves, and not part of a concerted effort. So while I think Orochimaru could beat Itachi if he planned it properly, Orochimaru is looking to beat itachi in a dueling type situtation.
Perhaps that's Itachi's real weakness. The fact that he's over reliant on his Sharingin and isn't a great tactician.
Levels are a rough measurement of one's ability and it does not guarantee one's ability to beat someone else. I think it's possible to be a high level ninja specializing in only one aspect of nin, tai, or genjitsu. No one has ever stated that you needed to be good in everything. And I think Itachi could very well weak in taijitsu, only because he's got very little need for it. As for Gai matching up well with kakashi, no one has ever said that Kakashi couldn't be smarter than Itachi, and it's Kakashi's brain more than his Sharingan that poses the greatest challenge to Gai. For all we know, they could have been fighting long before Kakashi got his sharingan
all this speculation....
there's proof that itachi is a great tactician and leader because he was promoted to anbu CAPTAIN at the age of 13. that means he was commanding others during missions. he also killed his entire clan, a clan of sharingan users. in that clan, you would think that someone else would have mastered the sharingan and be able to see through the mange technique, right? that means itachi probably is awesome in all aspects of being a ninja. just because the anime hasn't shown his taijutsu skills, save for the kick he gave kurenai, doesn't mean he's weak in that field.
yes but if he cant guard as fast as he can punch then it becomes a no contest, if he CANNOT puch as fast as he defends himself then we have another gaara v lee match. it would all come down to stamina.
yeah... IF. there is no reason to believe that itachi is not as fast or faster than gai.
yes there is. the same way ALL other things work. if you concentrate on one thing in particular, then obvioulsy you cant be the best at something that directly counteracts that thing. gaara=stong technique weak physical, lee=strong physical weak tehcnique, sakura=strong technique (potentialy) weak physical, kakashi=strong technique weak physically, gai=stong physically weak technique. the only except to this that we have seen thus far has been naruto who uses a combination.
If by technique, you mean ninjutsu/genjutsu and physical you mean taijutsu, then you're definately wrong. Kakashi is strong in taijutsu and ninjutsu, and Itachi is probably even better at both.
v Exactly, Gai and Lee are the only ones known to specialize in only one style v
man, that is not a reasonable way to think. kakashi and sasuke are not weak physically (if you meant physically = taijutsu). kakashi is probably the most well-rounded ninja we've seen so far. just because gai is weak in nin/genjutsus that doesn't mean necessarily kakashi will be weak in taijutsu. that logic can't be applied on everyone cuz there are only a few characters who are only one-dimensional (jutsu-wise) and majority of the characters are more well-rounded.
well how come 99% of the fighting kakshi does involves nin/genjusts as opposed to taijutsu? (ill try and use these names from now on!)
but i do admit that kakashi appears to be well rounded but you have to admit he certainly never shows his taijutsu skills.
After his Chidori hit Haku, he used taijutsu the rest of the fight to defeat Zabuza.
ninjutsus and genjutsus are safer ways of fighting. most of the time nin and taijutsus are used as shown in almost ALL fights we've seen. and i think 99% is a bit too much, i'd say like 60-40.Originally posted by: chambers
well how come 99% of the fighting kakshi does involves nin/genjusts as opposed to taijutsu? (ill try and use these names from now on!)
but i do admit that kakashi appears to be well rounded but you have to admit he certainly never shows his taijutsu skills.
Itachi is badass nobody really has a chance against him sasuke will never EVER be on his level.
gai really has no chance im sorry but anyone can tell this.
(notice gai says anbu is coming to help) since he knows he going to get beaten the crap out of and probably is bluffing saying ANBU is coming just to try to scare itachi
so what gai can look at his feet... Itachi can use sharingan to copy his jutsu easily and he can see whats going on while gai can't really
oro said that sasuke has more potential than itachi, it wouldn't make any sense if he wouldn't have...Originally posted by: Protoss
Itachi is badass nobody really has a chance against him sasuke will never EVER be on his level.
true... true...Originally posted by: Protoss
gai really has no chance im sorry but anyone can tell this.
I don't think that Gai would be so naive to believe that that could scare Itachi... bluffing in that situation wouldn't make any sense, unless he knew that Itachi don't want to start a war and will leave 'em alone if hears that more shinobi's will come, we can't tell.Originally posted by: Protoss(notice gai says anbu is coming to help) since he knows he going to get beaten the crap out of and probably is bluffing saying ANBU is coming just to try to scare itachi
Orchi said that he could sense power in Sasukes eyes that surpassed Itachi so naturally some how his going to prevail against all odds and become stronger. To me Itachi is kind of like Naruto and his dream of becoming Hokage. Hes there to make Sasuke want to become stronger and stronger, because you can't have 2 of the main characters both wanting to become Hokage each one needs there own story each with a different goal. So naturally he will and adventually fight him and win. Its his destiny to be beaten by Sasuke. Well thats what I think at least. If that makes any sense.. I am not good at explaining things.
Itachi is badass nobody really has a chance against him sasuke will never EVER be on his level.
protoss if your not going to add anything dont bother posting in the middle of the discussion. and mut@t@ i mean more of the advanced taijutsu such as the konoha whirlwind attack ect, i bet gai knows a ton of these, ans while we cna only assume that kakashi know them too (its been stated that he knows ALL of konohas techniques, plus he fights with gai a lot) however that doesnt mean he can use them correctly for to there fullest potential.
To what weve seen on the anime kakashi has prooven to be an excellent ninja, in tai, gen, and ninjutsu. Gai in the other hand has prooven to be an expert in taijutsu, while in ninjutsu or genjutsu he is not as good. My point is that only a person who masters ninjutsus, genjutsus and taijutsu will stand a chance against Itachi, but from what we have seen on the anime the only person alive capable of doing this is Jiraiya.
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