Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-31099706-20170327120301/@comment-9782468-20170421152948

Kakashisologod1 wrote: Kakashi himself said that Itachi couldev had killed him if he wanted to. ...and? I mean, it was a reconnaissance mission, and killing such an important Shinobi from Konoha would make Konoha retaliate in hard. The Akatsuki were kinda trying to keep on the down low at that point. Saying Itachi could have killed him is simply an indication of Itachi's prowess, not his loyalty to the Leaf.

I thought you actually had proof somewhere that Kishi said he planned Itachi that way from day 1.

Tbh, if Itachi was supposed to be the saint he turned out to be, I doubt Kishi would have had Itachi forcing all the hatred talk down Sasuke's throat. Forcing Sasuke to go down a path of revenge for so long obviously had a huge negative impact on Sasuke. a more reasonable approach would be "and I'll come back. I'll kill any comrades you gain." so Sasuke would be focused on gettin stronger to protect his friends.