Board Thread:Theories and Speculation/@comment-31099706-20170327120301/@comment-25122992-20170521123507

Not really, no. Sasuke planned a lot of things for the battle beforehand, the most prominent being Kirin, which wouldn't have been possible at all if he was "blinded by hatred, since otherwise Sasuke just would've rushed on Itachi without any strategy and plan, just like he did during their first clash in part 1 (when he rushed on him with Chidori).