Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26127155-20150220000503/@comment-24209213-20150222124509

Thanks friend [Trappedinmygenjutsu]!:P You wrapped up what he had to go through all in two paragraphs, truly a depressing and really unexplored tale of Uchiha Itachi. I wished Masashi Kishimoto gave more insight on Itachi when he made that decision to condemn his fellow clansman, and family to death. It really is a mystery what kinds of emotions he was going through when he finally did it. Besides sadness, of course.

How he lived doing what he did, and all for the sake of averting World War IV (and look at how that turned out :P), and for Sasuke? I-I can't imagine it. T-T Shouldering all that hate, all that blood on his hands...He lived eight years alone and entangled in his own webs of lies. And the most heartbreaking thing is, he only lived those years waiting, wanting to die in the end. He knew that was the only thing left going for him, and truly that...was tragic.

The last phase of his master plan. Impart on Sasuke his remaining powers and die with the intentions of bringing the truth of the massacre to his grave, and atone for his past sins.

Mission accomplished.

"Here lies, Uchiha Itachi, Shinobi of the Konohagakure no Sato, the True Wielder of the Will of Fire."