Originally posted by Kento
😕 Sasuke did avoid Amaterasu. Though that's neither here nor there since Itachi wasn't trying. Sasuke also isn't on Pein's level. First how is Itachi going to genjutsu missles and use Amaterasu? Second how do you genjutsu a missle to begin with? Since genjutsu is illusion that doesn't work on inanimate objects.None of Akatsuki have ever shown teamwork except Hidan and Kakuzu. And again how would Deidara be fighting summon after summon and Pein at the same time? And Itachi beat Deidara without Deidara doing anything big. He wouldn't know what Deidara was doing or anything as he doesn't know Deidara. Sasori would have a better chance avoiding Deidara's attacks because they know each other. And the only two anywhere close to Jiraiya in skill would be Itachi and Kisame. All the others are between Kakashi, and Sasuke level.
He avoided it one time, and was hit another time, and Itachi got hit by it as well, and both of them are faster than Pein.Kakashi genjutsu a missle with MS, and Itachi can do that as well.
Kisame and Itachi are supposibly the best team out of all of the Akatsuki. Pein oppenly admitted this, and also said Kisame has the best reserved chakra. Deidara wanted to challenge him again, and why didn't he, because Deidara said he is a far superior opponent and he would die. I would have to say Itachi, Deidara, and Kisame are Jiraiya's level, but with the others in the mix, then they are pretty unstoppable.
IMO, Deidara>Kisame