Itachi was putting all he had into that fight, the hardest we've ever seen him try in one actually. It's ridiculous to say he was "holding back" when he was using everything he's got and I do mean EVERYTHING. Tsukuyomi, Amaterasu, Susano, techniques that put a big risk on the user and chomp away a big portion of chakra. He used them basically because he
had to, either use it or get killed was the ultimatum. After Tsukuyomi failing, Itachi was in survival mode, and withstood the most damage we've ever seen him take. Kishimoto was kind enough to let us see through Itachi's POV, and by the looks of it, was pretty bad, bad enough to effect his performance and reflexes, until it's stated that Madara had something to do with hindering Itachi's abilities, I'm standing by the fact that it was all Itachi's doing, and that the overusage of the Mangekyou led to his own downfall.
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Originally Posted by Nikushimi
Kirin would not have happened without Amaterasu. And even without it, Sasuke was already completely at his limit, while Itachi still had enough chakra for Susano'o and another Amaterasu. It was actually stated that Sasuke went past his normal limits, which is why Orochimaru ended up breaking free.
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Enough of that crap. To say Kirin wouldn't have happened without Amaterasu is pure speculation from an Itachi-biased mind. If that was the case, than why would Sasuke use up his last bit of chakra on those Katons and instead let Amaterasu's heat do all the work? It's because the Katons were the main factor to activating it, he was merely taking advantage of Amaterasu's heat to speed up the process, thereby using his own technique against him.