Talk:Itachi Uchiha vs. Byakuya Kuchiki/@comment-27397663-20160805175030/@comment-26561766-20160805202834

First of all, thanks for your opinion, and I'm glad you like the battle.

For the Spiritual Pressure's rising breaking the genjutsu, it is not to break the genjutsu itself but weakening Itachi. And yes, I think Senbonzakura can help theorically destroys the genjutsu. Also, even if I didn't use because it was a filler, Byakuya actually uses Senkei against Koga Kuchiki who put him into an illusion, and sees the real battle by the blades. We can't count this as it is non-canon, but it can point how things work between shinigamis and zanpakutos.

Also, I'm quite certain Byakuya can survive the torture. I mean, he resists being crushed multiple times by his own Bankai and then having his own stomach ripped. Yes, he was unable to fight after that obviously, but he didn't die of it right after.

I use Itachi's Susanoo like it was in the fight against Sasuke, Edo Nagata and Kabuto. And yes, Byakuya fighting directly Susanoo isn't really a good decision, but it was for entairtainment purpose. Byakuya would just destroys it at distance with his Bankai's base form or Senkei's Ikki Senjika. And Ikki Senjika is way way more powerful than Kirin.

And yes, I also think it can go either way, but I think a lot of things tend to place this fight more in favor or Byakuya.