Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-3291244-20140611195547/@comment-25051328-20140612171605

the most frequent and obvious motif of the show is no matter who you are you're better off if you have friends, comrades, or allies on your side. Sasuke tried to get as powerful as he could by going off with Orochimaru and trying to be his own person and only got more powerful when he joined his old team. You're all right if this were real life, but in this universe you won't get anywhere if you don't use teamwork.