Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-45510280-20200416210937/@comment-39350828-20200426161844

Squinty97 wrote: @Legion the sword and shield would just satisfy curiosity, but just like showing Itachi crying while killing his parents, showing him take Izumi out would reinforce his resolve and further show his sympathetic character, while reinforcing his pacifist ideals through him letting her live out a peaceful life and dying peacefully. So yeah, there are several reasons to show it lol That would be redundant for people who read both the novels and the manga because they'd just be seeing the same thing twice. If it's already shown in the novels then it serves the purpose you mentioned.