Itachi Uchiha

Itachi Uchiha (うちはイタチ, Uchiha Itachi) was a ninja of Konohagakure's Uchiha clan that served as an ANBU Captain. He later became an international criminal after murdering his entire clan, sparing only his younger brother, Sasuke.

Appearance
Itachi is wears the standard Akatsuki attire and a slashed Konoha head protector

Moveset
J is a combo starter, but it has a bigger hitbox than it should have.

WJ is a simple counter, when Itachi attacks the opponent by turning himself into crows if attacked.

SJ summons a clone that will walk forward the opponent and explode on contact, if a projectile hits the clone, Itachi would still get SP

KJ sends crows below Itachi. It has a good amount of hitstun, so it is good for starting combos.

U sends crows forward and sends Itachi back. It is used to send the opponent away.

WU sends a projectile upwards, pressing WU again will make Itachi jump up and blow fire below him.

SU sends a clone to the opponent, that will slash the opponent on contact. Can be used to combo with I.

KU turns Itachi into crows that will fly down, dealing damage to the opponent if hit.

I will make Itachi summon Amaterasu which will burn the opponent

WI is Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (he blows fire upwards).

SI is Tsukuyomi, which will stun the opponent if in range, then send the crows, then four Itachis appear, who will stab the opponent and a meteor falls on the opponent. It does great damage, but it has very small hitbox.

Strategies
Itachi's main goal is to wall out the opponent to make sure they don't get too close to him.

If they manage to get close to Itachi, he can use J to beat 'em up or use WI to send them away.

On platforms, you can platoform drop KJ to rapid fire it to keep the opponent away.

Recommended Assists
Yamamoto is a great choice since he can send away the opponent without Itachi using WI.

Tenten makes Itachi's already solid walling and zoning abilitiy much better, which enhances his ability to keep his opponent away.

Optimal Combos
JJJJ KJ KU

KJ JJJJ KJ KU

JJJJ WU WI

KJ JJJJ WU WI

SU I

Match-ups
Itachi's best match-ups are characters that excel in close-range combat (Rock Lee,Sasuke, etc.) as they get walled out by Itachi's SJ or SU very easily.

Karin's U gets walled by Itachi's SJ, which also fills up SP in the process, and Karin can't deal with his walling without using I, which cost SP.

As for his worst match-ups, EMS Sasuke has multiple ways to avoid getting walled, such as SU or SJ.

Orochimaru and Gaara can attack Itachi safely from any distance, which also avoids his walling.

Conclusion
Pros: +Good walling and zoning ability

+Solid mobility

+Sold close-range combat

+Great Supers

+Great damage on combos

Cons: -Weak to teleport attacks

-Moves like Orochimaru's WJ shut downs his keep-away.

Overall Itachi is a solid defensive that can fight at any range.