Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24098614-20140910222248/@comment-28861328-20140912192226

WindStar7125 wrote: Ten Tailed Fox wrote: WindStar7125 wrote: Ten Tailed Fox wrote: You want Itachi's thoughts on the situation now? I think this about sums up what Itachi's feelings right now. That's likely the same reaction Shisui had to Itachi after Itachi killed the Uchiha clan. lol

Shisui told Itachi to stop the Uchiha at all costs and protect the village. Probably not the route he was going for, but again, it wasn't Itachi's choice to kill them all. It was a mission he was given. You're right, it wasn't the route Shisui wanted to go for, he would of rather saved the Uchiha and protect the village. And Itachi did have a choice, Danzo gave him the choice to either fight with the Uchiha, or side with the Leaf. Itachi chose the latter.

Not true either

Danzo threatened Itachi under the guise of a choice: Kill your clan as our agent and your little brother gets to live, or we're going to kill them anyways and Sasuke dies too. That's a big difference from "Kill your family or side with them".

Either way, I don't fault the guy. Itachi had an impossible choice, but he chose the home he loved and the little brother he loved more. I cannot excuse Sasuke in the same regards. Hell, I have sympathy for Obito and I can't even excuse him. Itachi didn't have to be a criminal. He could've chosen to let the village go public about the Uchiha's coup, but he chose to fake the life of a criminal to keep his clan's name clean, and to ultimately die for his actions by the hand of his younger brother. I really don't think Shisui would hate him all too much for that: especially after using his dying words to tell Itachi to protect the village and stop Uchiha at all costs.