Well from what I've seen so far...the shinobis don't fear "evil" they fear strength. Zabuza is far most the "evil" character so far (with exception of Oro), but Kakashi didn't fear him~ Anyways...the point I was trying to make was, I don't think we can conclude who is stronger between Itachi, Oro, Jiraiya, or Tsunade. I believe they all have pros and cons against each other and we will never know who's the strongest until they actually fight.

I got another theory, you guys know how Oro was after Itachi's body, but now he doesn't/can't get it? Well...some say Oro can't get Itachi's body because he realized how stronger Itachi was, but perhaps he simply wanted the "best" and saw more potential in Sasuke. Anways...if Oro get's Sasuke's body, he WILL be the most ultimate character.

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itachi is strong but i don&#39;t think he could take oro without much effort.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
yea i dont think Oro fears him either, i think people over exaggerate the whole thing, i simply think Oro &quot;respects&quot; and &quot;admits&quot; Itachi is stronger.

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>the fact remains that he was ANBU captain at the age of 14 and then killed his whole clan. </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
IMO the past &quot;reputations&quot; are not that important. Look at Kakashi, as a kid he probably had more potential than Itachi, Sasuke, ANYONE (chuunin at 6?&#33;?). BUT look at him now, he didnt quite develop fully. I think the fact that Itachi had such an infamous and outstanding career is gonna bring him an early downfall.