Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-24098614-20140411233703/@comment-17623-20140416153147

Snark is my default. Helps me help you help yourself. Also every command structure needs a villain in the ranks to rally against. It's what keeps people from going into absolute anarchy mode.

But yeah, I did say I was getting mean (admitting to it is as close as an apology most will get out of me). But I truly believe one has to actively delude themselves to right off a characters massive issues with such flimsy justifications as a bad childhood.

Naruto had a bad childhood. He became Ninja Jesus. Gaara had a worse childhood. He met Ninja Jesus and did a 180 so hard that he is by far the most chill of the current generation of Kage. Pain had a worse childhood and he became Pain and he didn't see redemption until he killed himself to save a village.

Meanwhile Sasuke had a bad childhood, and has so far actively done everything to screw everyone over. Which, I repeat includes defecting from his village and killing its head of state, and then somehow believes they would accept him as their new head of state. And then have his fans go "He totally deserve it" is just....so...no.