Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-25100062-20140718213149/@comment-24531362-20140723205609

Ten Tailed Fox wrote:

So yes, Itachi is our straight-man. He's a shinobi in both name and in actions, carrying out his job, however immoral and painful, while retaining his humanity.

Exactly my point. We need to judge the character of Sasuke, not based upon our own comprehension of morality, but on a morality adjusted based on the idea of shinobi. In essence, this pushes him farther out into crazy-town, because he goes out of his way to be vengeful and malicious in a world where mass murder is part of the job.