Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-26127155-20150220000503/@comment-26127155-20150222115746

After hearing DeidaraXAkatsuki's post, I don't think the current anime truly depicted how tragic the story of Itachi was. Itachi is a character who was forced into killing his entire clan, whom he would have deeply loved and had a constant relationship with (the whole thing about the Uchiha being the most loving clan & how they are located all together). He murdered his parents, lover, children, babies, friends with all of them having a hatred towards him (except parents). He committed the unthinkable, in order to save his nation from going to war and his younger brother, Sasuke.

Most importantly until Sasuke learnt the truth, every in the world despised Itachi for what he had done and his own little brother would have wished he never existed. Itachi didn't care about how people would perceive him, and only wanted to help the leaf village's greatest interests.