Is Itachi better at genjutsu than kurenai?

Confronting the Akatsuki members, Kurenai attempted the genjutsu on Itachi Uchiha—without an effect. However, Itachi is the greatest genjutsu master in the series—trying to catch Itachi in an illusion is like trying to beat Goku in an arm wrestle.

Can genjutsu work on Itachi?

Itachi is able to use the strongest genjutsu in Naruto, thanks to his Mangekyō Sharingan. This technique traps a person in a never-ending illusion, so long as they are motivated by evil intentions.

Who tried putting Itachi in a genjutsu?

Kurenai
Jiraiya on Twitter: “When Kurenai tried to put Itachi in a genjutsu https://t.co/GaddHOVUwg” / Twitter.

Why is Kurenai considered a genjutsu specialist?

That was her specialty. Kurenai, of all the Konoha Jounin, was considered the genjutsu specialist. It is a very powerful tool in battle (as Itachi had demonstrated), and she intended to play her strength. What she did not know was Itachi’s capabilities, as a shinobi in general, and as a user of the Sharingan.

Is Itachi Uchiha capable of using genjutsu?

Itachi Uchiha was known to be capable of using powerful Genjutsu.. , Watched it, read it, loved it. That was her specialty. Kurenai, of all the Konoha Jounin, was considered the genjutsu specialist. It is a very powerful tool in battle (as Itachi had demonstrated), and she intended to play her strength.

Is Kurenai stronger than Itachi’s taijustu?

Kurenai Taijustu and Ninjustu skills are waayyyyyy lower than Itachi’s Taijustu and Ninjustu. With genjutsu skills however, they are pretty close, with Itachi’s sharingan giving him the advantage over Kurenai. Kurenai was the 2nd strongest genjustu user with Itachi being the strongest genjustu user ( excluding Shisui and Madara)

Why didn’t Kurenai know about Itachi and his Sharingan?

I disagree with the other answers stating that Kurenai didn’t know about Itachi and his sharingan because when Asuna and Kurenai apprehended Itachi and Kisame, Asuma clearly mentioned that Itachi had a lot of nerve returning to Konoha after slaughtering the entire Uchiha clan. He even mentioned that Itachi was an S rank criminal in the Bingo Book.