I bet you if someone points that out he'll revised his revenge plots.
I don't know.
On the one hand, I think Sasuke is shaping up to be the Big Villain of the series, or at least the person who presents the most dramatic battle Naruto has in the future. I've thought so ever since he got the curse mark in the second Chuunin exam-- I wrote about it in one of my episode reviews in my LJ memores. If this is the case then eventually there will be nothing that will turn Sasuke away from acquiring power, for the supposed purpose of killing his brother no matter who it hurts in the process.
On the other hand, Sasuke has consistantly surpised me by turning out to be not as dark as I expected... the way Naruto's courage versus his selfishness shamed him in the second Chuunin Exam, the way he trusted in and thereby acknowledging Naruto's strength during the fight with Gaara, and the way he came running to save Naruto last episode. [Though he did want to fight Itachi, it seemed pretty clear that Sasuke's motivation in running after them was fear for Naruto's life... though Sasuke wants to kill Itachi (and now in the heat of the moment has convinced himself that he has a chance), he's still driven by fear of him more than anything.]
Then again, even now Sasuke's still a boy. He still reacts like a 12 year old kid, not like an adult. The older Sasuke gets, the more susceptible to his own darkness he'll become.
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I don't know.
On the one hand, I think Sasuke is shaping up to be the Big Villain of the series, or at least the person who presents the most dramatic battle Naruto has in the future. I've thought so ever since he got the curse mark in the second Chuunin exam-- I wrote about it in one of my episode reviews in my LJ memores. If this is the case then eventually there will be nothing that will turn Sasuke away from acquiring power, for the supposed purpose of killing his brother no matter who it hurts in the process.
On the other hand, Sasuke has consistantly surpised me by turning out to be not as dark as I expected... the way Naruto's courage versus his selfishness shamed him in the second Chuunin Exam, the way he trusted in and thereby acknowledging Naruto's strength during the fight with Gaara, and the way he came running to save Naruto last episode. [Though he did want to fight Itachi, it seemed pretty clear that Sasuke's motivation in running after them was fear for Naruto's life... though Sasuke wants to kill Itachi (and now in the heat of the moment has convinced himself that he has a chance), he's still driven by fear of him more than anything.]
Then again, even now Sasuke's still a boy. He still reacts like a 12 year old kid, not like an adult. The older Sasuke gets, the more susceptible to his own darkness he'll become.