Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-25319479-20170105115458/@comment-734582-20170106083633

AsianReaper wrote: This series really isn't about crime and punishment; it's about the fact that anyone can at the very least come back and try to redeem themselves. It's not realstic, but I'm not watching a show about Ninjas and strange powers for realism. Eh, many Nazis after WWII went completely unpunished for the purpose of reconcilliation. In a sense, it was an intended breaking of a cycle of hatred (especially since shitty treatment after WWI caused WWII). Sasuke put the world in a debt they can't repay, he committed crimes he can't atone for. It reminds me of a saying from another show: you can't wipe your slate clean, but you can dedicate your life to making the world right again.

AsianReaper wrote: I always disliked Sasuke in Shippuden, but I like him now ^-^ Sasuke is a lengthy zig-zag to me, but Adult sasuke is probably one of the best incarnations of the character. I don't know, i think the time aspect and atonement aspect just make his loss and pain more meaningful, but also allow more perspective, more context than "i just went through loss, let's avenge!".