Board Thread:Episode Discussions/@comment-732150-20151224183715/@comment-142748-20151224202006

Actually liked this episode too. If one thing was consistent in the manga besides Sasuke's need for revenge, it was his envy of Naurto and Itachi. It was a big part of the reason why he left Konoha in the first place, he felt he wasn't growing strong enough. And I don't think his parents and Clan surviving was going to change it. Even from a young age, Sasuke was a bit...obsessed with power hence why he watched Itachi train and derided the notion of Fugaku or Mikoto training him.

Fugaku could have easily avoided this if he decided to train Sasuke himself too, curtailing his growing Curse of Hatred.