Originally posted by: Weilun
Hmmm but i still think Jiraiya is stronger than Itachi. Because if Itachi would actually used the God Of Sun to escape, why wouldnt he just use it on JIraiya and get rid of him once and for all ?
There is a distinct oddity about Itachi's actions in that arc. He uses a Tsukiyomi on Kakashi for no real reason, except to possibly secure his escape route to go get Naruto. He wastes another Tsukiyomi on Sasuke for no reason other than to shit on his brain. Because of this he is then forced to use Amaterasu to escape. Now why didn't he kill Jiraiya with his attack instead of just crushing Sasuke's dreams? Possibilities:

1) He didn't know if it would kill Jiraiya. He did say a confrontation might result in all their deaths, so he was probably uncertain as to whether or not the Tsukiyomi would succeed
2) He never intended to capture Naruto at that time and used his powers to provoke Sasuke instead.
3) Itachi is a moron.
4) The Tsukiyomi doesn't actually kill anyone and neither does the Amaterasu.

Order of likelihood, in my opinion.