Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26006790-20140725193452/@comment-12509038-20140726163304

AsianReaper wrote: @Kirin, I'll counter your argument about his hard childhood. There's another Ninja who I believe had a harder life/childhood, but he stayed on the right path and became one of Konoha's finest.

It's Hatake Kakashi of course.

Okay, so he obviously looked up to his dad very much, as his dad's reputation rivaled the Sannin's. He then witnessed his dad shamed by his village and the comrades he chose to save, then saw his dad commit suicide. That'd make me hate the village quite a bit. But we're not done.

Then, due to his mentality to adhere to the SHNIOBI system, he lost his eye and then his best friend trying to save their teammate. His friend's dying wish was to keep Rin safe. Kakashi gave his word. I'd be mad at the shinobi system at this point, but that's not all.

Kakashi then broke his promise. Rin died, by his own hand. By the very technique that Obito helped him finished by giving him the sharingan. And not long after that, Kakashi was kept from battling the Nine Tails, the same battle that took his master from him.

And after all this, Kakashi remained a loyal Konoha Shinobi, an example for the whole world.

My point is, just because one goes through a tough childhood, only some kinds of people will become killers for it. Sasuke may have had it rough. But it really is entirely his fault for the way he's been acting. There's a saying, "It's 10% what happens, 90% how you react to it." This is an argument that could go on forever, as people try to give their thoughts on the matter. And honestly, you're not wrong. I would say that behind Sasuke, I think even Kakashi had a harder life than Naruto did. It's all opinionated, but that's just how I feel. And you are right- it all depends on how someone responds to the situation. Fortunately, Kakashi just happened to adapt to the situation better than Sasuke could. I also think it helps that Kakashi had true friends who surrounded and supported him in his time of need. While sure it could be noted that Sasuke had people too, it was mostly screaming fangirls more than anything else, and there were not too many people he could relate to anyway. I don't want to go too more in-depth, but you are absolutely right. However, it's just a fact of the world- some people can accept and move on from tragedy, and then there are others that let that tragedy break them in two. For the sake of an interesting story, Kishi gave us both characters- Kakashi and Sasuke.