Have you seen Itachi fight? Yes he is a cheap bastard, if you call fighting smartly cheap. He will send clones to estimate his opponents strength then decide on how to do with it, remember that he is no chakra tank when he is alive.
The only time he came-out himself was when he is fighting emoboy (you know the reason) and Jiraiya which is his not so implied contact in leaking AKATSUKI info.
The only time Itachi has used clones in a fight, that I recall, is his very first fight in the series. Otherwise he uses them for communication like twice in the Hunt for Itachi Arc.
Edo Itachi never uses Shadow Clones. Probably because he relies on his immortality instead.
As for analyzing his opponents skills before the fight...he really doesn't. He is basically so strong that he can just beat all of the ninja who fight him. The only fight that legitimately asked him to think was Kabuto but that was thrown out the window once he retrieved Izanami from the deepest recesses of his anus.
The most observant Itachi has been was figuring out Chibaku Tensei.
Bee, Kakashi, Nagato(admittedly he had an advantage here), Kabuto, Naruto, and of course Sasuke(but he was planning to die here).
Does Itachi fight with some semblance of strategy? Of course. Most of the ninja in the series do. But Itachi mostly relies on his ability to completely overpower his opponents with his Sharingan techs. Nothing against him that is just how he does things.
By slugfest, I mean punching, kicking, trading blows H2H, etc. Admittedly he is not physically as strong as GUY. Plus the fact that he is sick when he is alive (Terminal).
He is a TECH type of ninja. Plus spamming IZANAGI practically turns you invincible. He can buy his time and land Totsuka-no-Tsurugi.
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i'm guessing you quoted the wrong post.
if the starting distance is decent enough and Wonder Woman doesn't know not to look in his eyes, what exactly is keeping her from getting caught in a genjutsu?
Please tell me you are trolling with the clones comment.
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Last edited by Demonic Phoenix on Mar 22nd, 2013 at 03:33 AM
Does not edo tensie, specially oro's (the one kabuto is using), bring you to the strongest point and if damaged instantly heal the damage. The thing here is annoying your opponent till they let their guard down or lose hope (Norm for genjutsu users).
I'm not implying that he can't use clones just that while Edo he doesn't seem to care to since his immortality allows him to do the analyzing without having to make clones. O:
It's certainly possible for him to make clones but I'm just looking at the actions of the character.
Guess what, Wonder Woman's power output is orders of magnitude higher than Naruto's Planetary Rasengan.
You fail to understand the gap in power between Itachi and Wonder Woman. Imagine Part 1 Hinata fighting against Madara Uchiha, and you'll get an idea of just how outmatched Itachi is here.
Yes, Itachi possesses abilities/techniques that will give him the win, but it doesn't matter as he won't be able to hit Wonder Woman. Just like Hinata has a move that could take out Madara, but it wouldn't matter in the end since Madara could just use her to wipe his ass clean without breaking a sweat.
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Ok, let say that WW land a Planet Busting Shot on Itachi or his clone, Thinking that she won, she will let her guard down while ITACHI reemerges and back-stab her with Totsuka-no-Tsurugi. Since is in the assassination squad, erasing his presence is natural for him.