Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26006790-20140725193452/@comment-4271790-20140726181404

KirinNOTKarin98 wrote: Very good discussion Eric, thank you for bringing this up. And I'm glad you noted that you don't want rudeness or attitude being brought into this discussion (we both know who you directed that statement towards). But anyways, this is a very interesting topic.

I am going to reference what Kishi said in one of his newest interviews- he said Sasuke was not good or evil, but pure. He is a confused child who does not know where he wants to go with his life. That being said, I do think there was a time when he wanted to kill everyone who was associated with Konoha, and everyone who stood in his way. While I can't say if he would slaughter innocent people like women, children, the elderly, etc. (but if I am being honest, I don't think he could bring himself to kill innocent people, especially children), I do think he would've had no problem killing a shinobi who was associated with Konoha. And that is the key word: shinobi. Sasuke is pissed at the shinobi system, and he is mad that Itachi had no choice but to massacre the entire Uchiha Clan because he was forced into it by the corrupt shinobi system that gave Itachi no choice. That being said, that is why Sasuke's new goals are very believable and understandable- people say that his goal to become Hokage makes no sense/doesn't correspond with his character, but if you really think about it for a good amount of time, it does fit his character, and this was really the best way to take his character once he had achieved his revenge (which he did- in all honesty, Danzo was the main one responsible for the Uchiha Massacre above all others, and so when Sasuke killed his a*s, he completed his quest for revenge).

But anyways, going back to Sasuke's mentality, I do believe there was a time when he would be willing to kill every shinobi associated with Konoha or who opposed him in some way, but after meeting with Itachi and talking to Hashirama, he has instead become determined to become Hokage and completely revamp the entire shinobi system. However, I can imagine that the way in which he will do that will be by some kind of harsh methods (such as eliminating the Tailed Beasts), and his ideals will clash with Naruto's, and that will ultimately lead to their final fight for the title of Hokage, and the correct way to establish world peace, and revamp the shinobi system. Due to Obito, Sasuke was under the impression and belief that Itachi was forced by Konoha to kill the Uchiha clan. After the fight with Kabuto, before Itachi disappeared, he showed Sasuke that it was his own choice. Then it led Sasuke to question "If that was the case, why was Itachi more loyal to the village than to our clan?" (Later answered by Hiruzen). That is what led Sasuke to question his resolve. I think Itachi had that planned, given how intelligent he is and his incredible foresight. By the way Eric, I'm a Sasuke fan as well, though I will admit he is not perfect, but I got no ill will against him. And Elve is correct once again, Sasuke didn't kill the people in Konoha when he had the chance, and he only killed samurai and shinobi.