Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-13821374-20141105162812/@comment-4516570-20141105164546

The difference with Nagato and Sasuke is that they wanted to be powerful deterrents to war and violence, with Nagato wanting to build this superweapon to instill fear of mutually assured destruction and bring a sort of Cold War-ish peace between nations. Sasuke saw how people of different beliefs and creeds had banded together again and again to stop a common enemy, and wished to become that enemy to keep the nations united towards a common goal.

Madara, however, I'll agree is all over the place. Battle-loving, power hungry maniac seeks to end all suffering and become the most powerful immortal being on the planet with no one to fight ever again? I don't buy it.