The 2 weapons of Susanoo of Itachi Uchiha

If you’re a Naruto fan, you know that one of the best and most influential deaths in the anime was that of Itachi Uchiha. Or rather, actually no, in the chapter where he was fighting and almost dying against Sasuke, everyone wanted to see blood.

But as they say, “if regret killed…”, and there’s no better phrase to describe what fans felt a few chapters later. Yes, it was like thinking you were in heaven, but when a curtain was pulled back, hell was revealed.

And yes, it was literally a regret that left its mark. Fans cried tears of blood because of the regret. Others began to idolize the character as the personification of perfection of what a martyr should be. Others praised his conduct in choosing what was most important and not following his feelings.

But surely, what marked many people the most was his strength. Itachi Uchiha will be remembered for his overwhelming power as long as Naruto Shippuden is around. If I were to compare, Itachi himself has more fans than Naruto, the protagonist…

But going back, this guy was responsible for showing us why the Sharingan was the most developed ocular jutsu by Masashi Kishimoto. We’re talking about powers like Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Izanagi, Izanami, Susanoo, and several others that I won’t mention here…

And of those that were mentioned, only 1 was not presented by Itachi Uchiha. Yes, the guy was tough, just not as tough as Pain/Nagato. Because Nagato and “Shinra Tensei” were the most striking scenes in the entire manga and anime. (Fanboy will complain, but I don’t care…)

Itachi’s Susanoo

But I’m here just to discuss one of the most striking and interesting parts of the entire anime. Which is the first appearance of the Susanoo technique of the Sharingan. And more specifically, the sword that Itachi’s Susanoo possessed, the Totsuka Sword.

As we already know, the Susanoo technique dramatically increases the user’s defense and attack. I won’t go into details because it would be boring to explain. But the point is that each person has a unique Susanoo. And Itachi’s was definitely the most special of all.

He had with him two priceless treasures with powers beyond Naruto’s own unusual sense. These treasures would certainly affect the balance of the world if Itachi himself were truly evil as was thought until the time he died… And it is these two items that I will present.

Yata no Kagami

The first and most OP of the two was definitely the Yata Mirror (八咫鏡, Yata no Kagami) which was an ethereal shield wielded by Itachi’s Susanoo. It was said to be endowed with all five transformations of nature (Fire, wind, water, earth, lightning).

And it could change its elements and characteristics according to the attacks it received, making the attack completely ineffective. Ex: for a fire attack it would take the water element; for a wind attack it would take the lightning element…

Black Zetsu claimed that this, combined with the Totsuka Sword located in his right hand, made Itachi’s Susanoo almost invincible. And it is the Totsuka sword that we will present next.

Totsuka Sword

The Totsuka Sword, also known as Sakegari no Tachi, is a variation of the Kusanagi Sword. It is sheathed in a sake jar; the blade is actually the liquid inside the container that is released and shaped, instead of being a conventional sword.

It is an ethereal weapon, with an enchanted blade capable of sealing anything it pierces. Those who are pierced by it are sucked into the jar and trapped in a “drunken dream world” like a genjutsu for all eternity.

Additionally, Itachi was also able to remove Sasuke’s cursed seal by piercing and removing Orochimaru from Sasuke’s body. Orochimaru searched for the sword his entire life and Zetsu commented that he could never find it.

Together with the Yata Mirror, the Totsuka sword is a weapon carried by Itachi’s Susanoo and is used by the third hand that grows from his right forearm. Together, they made Itachi almost invincible.

Invincible?

Honestly, in my sincere opinion, Itachi was important but he wasn’t the best character for me… At least not when we saw Pain/Nagato completely destroy Konoha with a single Jutsu.

Pain/Nagato lost to Naruto in sage mode???? That’s just the author’s nonsense, nothing more than the worst mistake just to promote sage mode.

So much so that the author had to redeem himself when he put Nagato reincarnated by Edo Tensei to beat up Naruto in incomplete Kyuubi chakra mode, Killer Bee, and the semi-transformation of Hachibi and Itachi himself all together.

And they only won after a lot of suffering and hard work. And I won’t even comment on Madara Uchiha humiliating thousands of extras, the current 5 kages, and some of the 4 reincarnated hokages. Not to mention wiping the floor with the faces of the protagonists for a few episodes.

Madara is the only one who had the audacity, importance, respect, and CREDIBILITY to judge someone’s strength. Honor to Maito Gai who made Madara in Jinchuuriki form of the Jyuubi say the phrase that every Madara fan must know. And it’s with this that we end this post:

“I, Madara, declare you the strongest”