Board Thread:Boruto Discussions/@comment-5085906-20170430152255/@comment-27089028-20170605143230

GenkiGat wrote: And how exactly would that be atonement? Atonement is only valid when the user is going through bad experiences, not good ones (Itachi's life after killing the entire clan is the prime example of atonement). Spending time with his family would be a good thing, since Sasuke while he is reserved and such, he does care for them. Wrong, atonement by definition is making amends for a wrong-doing so that whole thing about it only being valid when it's bad experiences isn't true. Itachi's situation is not atonement really, it's entrusting the future of a clan to your younger brother and you can't compare his life to Sasuke's as there is a massive difference between them. Sasuke needs to be there to nurture the future of his clan and the village. I'm not saying he shouldn't go out on long-term missions but it would literally be the stupidest thing imaginable to have him go off for the sake of 'atonement' again. It's even been said he'll play a mentor role to Boruto so Sasuke really shouldn't just be disappearing because 'atonement' or some weak reasoning like that.