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Originally Posted by Sasukemaru
Itachis power had already reached it's peak @ Ricky, sasuke has already passed up itachi with his new ems, or most evidence would support anyway, and sasuke is still only 16 which is a good 10 or so years from his actual prime. Sasuke has a much higher ceiling then itachi, and if oro saw that I'm sure tobi did too.
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Even suspending that issue, it doesn't really change the fact that Itachi was a far more convenient pawn in many ways for a number of years, with the sole exception that he wasn't easy to manipulate: he kept his own council, unlike Sasuke, who wears his heart out on his sleeve. Sasuke received the grooming and externally-gifted powers he did owing to his simplicity: Tobi can point him at his target and let him run wild with the simplest words.
Of course, it all becomes speculation when discussing Yondaime and Godaime Mizukage, as we have little to compare them by; I was merely suggesting that it is equally possible he was chosen by Tobi because he was the weaker-willed or more naive, and thus easier to manipulate.