Originally posted by: AssertnFailure
i'll admit though that its really hard to tell how things would turn out if gates were involved. If lee was up against anybody that didnt have an automatic defense like gaara, then the ura renge wouldve worked.....and i dont know if itachi could fight someone who temporarily reaches the equivalent level of a hokage.
Like I said: one genjitsu technique would buy Itachi enough time for Gai to run out of power and die.