Other than being one of the most famous and notorious villains in the franchise, I always considered Itachi to be Sasuke's hot older brother who just wasn't attractive enough for him to be my type. All jokes aside though, I admire Itachi and consider him as even stronger than Nagato because of the balanced precision and power in his attacks. Other than this, he was also very intelligent, having graduated at 11 and passed his Chunin exams with the highest colors. The only downside in his character, other than his moodiness and sometimes downright cruelty to his brother, is that his health is not as great as expected.
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