Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-3306440-20141002101021/@comment-24531362-20141003111214

So, surprising though it may seem, I actually enjoyed the Talk no Jutsu here. Basically, we need to look at it through a lens of 'why the (choose a swear word) would Sasuke 'Imma kill all the things' Uchiha waste time telling Naruto anything, especially something so vague it required a flashback to explain? The answer is simple: he isn't telling Naruto. Sasuke is, IMHO, telling himself that he is making the right call here, and seeking to reassure himself despite his personal misgivings. He knows what he's doing is wrong, but he needs Naruto to make him accept it.