
Originally Posted by
afro thunda
If you start throwing months into the equation, you can clear this up somewhat. I brought up Itachi's birthdate (June 9th) for that reason.
So we know that Itachi killed his clan around 12-13 years old. But if he killed them anytime before June 9th, he'd have been 12. So lets say he joined Akatsuki immediately after the massacre. Itachi is still 12.
Akatsuki gathers one time while Orochimaru is still a member. Itachi beats Orochimaru at 12 years old. Oro leaves. Itachi hasn't celebrated his 13th birthday yet.
Now, we fast forward exactly 7 years some time before June 9th. Itachi is 18 years old now. He makes his appearance in Konoha, attempts to capture Naruto, then leaves.
Later on, Akatsuki forms up again, Pein mentions they haven't gathered since Oro left 7 years prior (some time before Itachi's 13th birthday). So then, here we are right before the timeskip. Itachi hasn't celebrated his 19th birthday yet.
Now, we have the 2.5 or 3 year timeskip. Since this is some time before June 9th, 2.5-3 years later, Itachi hasn't celebrated his 22nd birthday. Well that's because he didn't live long enough to see his 22nd birthday. Sasuke killed him. This is the 12 year old Itachi scenario.
I just solved the Great Mystery of Itachi's Uchiha Massacre Time Line. Partially, that is, because of the paragraph below.
Now the only thing I have to contend with is Kakashi's statement of Itachi being an ANBU Captain at 13 years old. Because as I've mentioned before, it would make very little sense that he became an ANBU Captain after the massacre. So I'll tweak what's above a little bit to make that work. Anyways, Kishi is a smart man for including the Birthdates in his Databook....Good on ya, Kishi.
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