If the EMS made Madara immortal...

[Seelas]

...Then perhaps Itachi's blindness is the direct cause of his death. I would speculate that, once someone gains the Mangekyou Sharingan, their eyesight is tied directly to their lifeforce. Madara lives forever because he has eternal eyesight, but if you should ever lose your eyesight entirely when you have MS, you will die. And that's why Itachi bit the dust when he did. The use of Susa-no-o was the final toll on his eyesight, the last his MS had to offer, and in turn, the end of his life.

It would add an interesting piece to the puzzle, because Itachi would have been fighting not just to gain the power of the EMS, but also just to keep on living.

 

[LiveFire]

Hmm, this is highly interesting actually, who knows but I doubt it.

 

[Ragormha]

...Then perhaps Itachi's blindness is the direct cause of his death. I would speculate that, once someone gains the Mangekyou Sharingan, their eyesight is tied directly to their lifeforce. Madara lives forever because he has eternal eyesight, but if you should ever lose your eyesight entirely when you have MS, you will die. And that's why Itachi bit the dust when he did. The use of Susa-no-o was the final toll on his eyesight, the last his MS had to offer, and in turn, the end of his life.

It would add an interesting piece to the puzzle, because Itachi would have been fighting not just to gain the power of the EMS, but also just to keep on living.

I disagree, because before got the EMS didn't he go completely blind?

 

[maximilyan]

that would explain a lot. ill keep this in mind in the up coming chapters./