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He's nowhere near godly. But in a literary sense, he's a Christ figure. He was innocent and made the ultimate sacrifice for the greater good. But all he got for his sacrifice was insults and hatred. Even with the truth revealed, Itachi insisted on keeping it mum so that the Uchiha clan legacy wouldn't be tarnished.

Sad, tragic and deserved more? Yes. God? No.