Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-8284722-20141202185718/@comment-26006790-20141202221301

No. He thought that he wasn't making any progression. And he admitted to Naruto that he was going to abandon his revenge in order to be with team 7. But then that's when he met Itachi and what not. He would never do that to Taka. Taka were just his means to his ends. He would never abandon his goals for Taka.