Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-9567825-20140910102105/@comment-25116433-20140914153822

I have to side with all the folks who are saying "Told you so" about Sasuke, especially the insight points I've noticed a few people talk about. If there ever was a totem Yo-yo Anti-hero to a shonen series its him. The only thing I find hard to grasp is just how mentally warped Sasuke is. I get it, his childhood was terrible, no one but self-serving and corrupt ninja (with the exception of Kakashi, unless you side with Sasukes view on the Shinobi system) trained him and brought him into power, and the only one who actually wasn't an enemy throughout his entire ordeal was the guy he wanted most dead. At one point I was starting to get a little more interested in his development, as it had evolved beyond "Kill my brother, kill Naruto, kill the village, kill kill kill." But now, surprise, in one fell swoop after all these "feels" moments with Team 7, giant reset button- "I'm killing the Kages. I'm sealing the beasts. I'm killing you Naruto. Surprise guys, I wanna be your totalitarian overlord because my opinion is the best way to run the shinobi world. REVOLUTION." Months and months of Obito whining, then Madara boasting and acting like Sephiroth, Big Mama Chakra coming out and disintegrating endless Naruto clones while warping through the same dimensions, now this. I guess when you're an Indra trans-migrant all the emotional baggage carried goes into the next host because seriously, this is just ridiculous. Also, just to be clear- I don't take sides on Naruto vs. Sasuke because this entire series was made and tailored to put them neck and neck in bid for power. This isn't some "WHAT A TWIST!" moment, it's just a poorly executed plot device that wasn't fit in properly after 3 giant fights. Now we get the final battle we wanted, complete with 15+ more chapters of "SASUKE-KUN,NANI DESU KA?" Finish it Kishi. Seal the deal.