Why was Itachi so weak when he fought Sasuke?

Itachi’s sickness was not introduced until late into the story. It was implied during his fight with Sasuke that his issues were related to overuse of the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Was Itachi dying before fighting Sasuke?

He kept himself alive through the years with medicine and sheer willpower so that he could live long enough to die by Sasuke’s hand. And it also notes that Itachi’s death was actually due to the illness, that the fight between them weakened him enough that he couldn’t resist it much longer.

Is Prime itachi stronger than prime Sasuke?

Itachi wins, because he has the Totsuka Sword and Yata Mirror. Genjutsu, Itachi is better but not to the point where Sasuke can’t do a thing. Ninjutsu, Sasuke has higher chakra levels and his Amaterasu surpasses Itachi’s. Taijutsu, pretty much tied.

What if itachi had rinnegan?

What if Itachi had a Rinnegan? So in this scenario, Itachi would lose one Mangekyo, as he would have to replace it with a Rinnegan. Well, in theory, of course, Itachi could try to activate the Mangekyo on top of the Rinnegan, as Sasuke does, then his eyes would look something like Sasuke’s with only three tamoe.

Why did Sasuke beat Itachi in the end?

First of all, Sasuke didn’t beat Itachi, Itachi let him win. Itachi had planned it on the day he massacred his clan to let Sasuke be the one to kill him so that Sasuke finds some peace and everyone in the village bar the higher ups who knew the truth about the uchiha massacre would consider him to be a hero of the uchiha clan.

What would have been the outcome if Itachi’s health was healthier?

So, the outcome of the battle was regardless of Itachi’s health condition. Though, a healthier Itachi could have probably avoided the only death scare (Kirin) in the battle by being vigilant about Sasuke’s setups. 8 clever moves when you have $1,000 in the bank.

How is EMS Itachi better than Sasuke?

Edo Itachi shows a perception blitz tier above of reaction and combat speed than EMS Sasuke’s throughout the Kabuto fight. As he saves him from Kabuto’s attack with his Susano’o as well as evoking a crow clone, setting up the Izanami and substituting with the clone without Sasuke perceiving anything.

Could Sasuke break out of the genjutsu?

Despite Itachi basically allowing Sasuke to end the Genjutsu, a much stronger, much more willed, and a much more skilled (eye-wise) Sasuke could break through this. Not only that, but there’s the idea that you can break out of Genjutsu using another Genjutsu.