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To give them correct ideas I hope. He put it there so we'd know that Itachi was severly injured. It wasn't just a lie seeing as it's not been disproven or even contested.
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Alright, so if he is "severly injured"... that doesn't mean it was contributed by external forces, as many so happen to believe. It could very much be his own fault.
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All I'm saying is that Zetsu's statement was made to inform the readers. Not to trick them.
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It can be interpreted in other ways though, not just the one you feel ideally suits it best, in your own opinion.
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I'm a little confused. Didn't Itachi attempt to take Sasuke's eyes in Tsukiyomi? He'd know that it isn't real and was just trying to torture Sasuke into submission. Also, he obviously wasn't thinking in that way as he would've killed Sasuke long ago if he was. He killed people far stronger.
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Tsukuyomi is used to break down one's spirit, to mentally collapse the victim. Obviously he couldn't have taken his eyes in the illusion, but it would've left Sasuke more vulnerable afterwards. He kept Sasuke alive hoping he would follow what he said and obtain the Mangekyou, but it didn't work out as planned.
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Meh, I just like Itachi more. Is that a crime?
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No.
But saying in an argument "just because... it's
Itachi dammit!" is a no no...
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I suppose the "holding back" thing could be speculation. >_>
But Zetsu's statement was made for a reason. Kishimoto didn't just toss it out there to get us to think. It's obvious he said it to inform us of the real reason's of Itachi's downfall. Why he was severely injured is still to be seen. Also, there is no reason to believe that statement is false, other than biasm.
Besides, even if you deny the fact that he was "severly injured" you just can't deny that he had not fought anywhere near his best, and still fought so well.
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If you always see things through that viewpoint... prepare to be more disappointed, than if you didn't keep an open mind. There doesn't always have to be some intricate meaning behind something, sometimes it just means what it means. I swear Niku is a common e
nthusiast of that viewpoint as well... but obviously it doesn't always turn out the way he thinks it will either.