Sasuke's Motives Explained

theacknowledgedone

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As we all know the Uchiha have been claimed by this so called "cycle of hatred", and I am here to elaborate on a Criminology view towards Sasuke Uchiha's motives.

"People who are crime victims may be more likely to commit crime themselves. The process tends to begin early in life. People who were physically or sexually abused, especially in young males, are much more likely to commit crimes rather than non-abused youth. Some may run away, increasing their risk of becoming a crime victim. Others may seek revenge against the people who harmed them, and sometimes these feelings are generalized towards others who exhibit the same characteristics as their attackers. The abuse-crime phenomenon is referred to as the cycle of violence." - The Core.

As you have just learned, "the process of victimization usually begins in early life". Sasuke was a victim to watching his entire clan get slaughtered, but most importantly, he had to watch his mother and father get killed by his own brother, Itachi.
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We also find that Sasuke becomes a runaway in search of power, which is another characteristic of becoming a criminal.
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"Victims may seek revenge against the person(s) who harmed them." Since that day Sasuke has lived his entire life to kill his older brother.
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As we continue on, we read that the victim may also seek revenge against the person(s) who exhibited the "Same Characteristics", in which instance their were. As a result of this, we find out that his brother was merely a puppet of Danzo and the Elders. In fact, it was their plan to kill his kinsman and have Itachi become a rouge ninja.
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As we fast forward we find that Sasuke decided to execute the 5 kages as well. The answer for this is simple, because of the corruption that the previous Kage have caused, he believes that with his "Revolution" he can free the villages from darkness.
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We obviously have not finished the manga yet and Sasuke's resolve is still to be determined but this is what I have compiled up to this point. I was only hoping to justify his position as a victim of crime.

Please be respectful, and Enjoy.
 

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Wtf was the point this was established like two weeks ago literally dude
 

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I can't forgive Sasuke for bijuus discrimination.
 

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I agree with the fact that abuse leads to abusing or being abused later on in life. I would not say he was justified, however it does explain his compulsions.

He still has decided to take his current course of action, being a victim does not say someone HAS to victimize someone else. As of right now he is above influence and has a keen understanding of events that have taken place and why. Prolly better than anyone at this point. Yet he chooses to keep it going, to think that there would not a cycle started with his purposes course of actions is absolutely silly.
 

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I think that puts it nicely. I think Naruto's purpose is to show him that life doesn't have to change by killing those who think deserve to die (within reason I think).

Anyway, I guess I will explain why people don't get Sasuke (at least now).

Naruto was also a victim of crime if you get down to it. His village was attacked by Obito and then Kurama, his parents died because of that, then he was shunned and picked on as a child until he started to show he was a capable ninja which wasn't until he was 12-13. So Naruto suffered for 12 years with never knowing his parents and never knowing why he was treated so horribly. He could have easily chose to seek revenge on the whole village after he learned about Kurama, but didn't. I think it's this fact that people who aren't die hard fans of Sasuke.. don't get why he's still doing the whole revenge thing when it hasn't solved ANY of his problems. Killing Oro, Itachi, and Danzo hasn't done anything. Oro came back because they needed him back, Itachi ended up not being evil (was going to die anyway though), and Danzo.. well I'm honestly not sure, I think that was his more justified kills though.

He just has no real reason to be acting like this anymore, not justly at least.
 
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I can't forgive Sasuke for bijuus discrimination.
I can taste the salt from here.
I agree with the fact that abuse leads to abusing or being abused later on in life. I would not say he was justified, however it does explain his compulsions.

He still has decided to take his current course of action, being a victim does not say someone HAS to victimize someone else. As of right now he is above influence and has a keen understanding of events that have taken place and why. Prolly better than anyone at this point. Yet he chooses to keep it going, to think that there would not a cycle started with his purposes course of actions is absolutely silly.
Yeah I hear you, I was only explaining how a victim of violence could spiral down this path. I wasn't agreeing with his decision. I'm sure his proposal of what it means to be Hokage will have some points that actually make sense in a way.
 

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Great read man, It does shed more light on Sasuke's character,

as for executing the kage, I think he just wants to punish them for bringing the current situation, like him having his vengeance on the entire current shinobi system that he thinks is responsible for his and Itachi' suffering.
 

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I can taste the salt from here.

Yeah I hear you, I was only explaining how a victim of violence could spiral down this path. I wasn't agreeing with his decision. I'm sure his proposal of what it means to be Hokage will have some points that actually make sense in a way.

One would hope. For the sake of the story I hope its really good, for a lot of fans or the series and of the Sauce it really matters.
 

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I think that puts it nicely. I think Naruto's purpose is to show him that life doesn't have to change by killing those who think deserve to die (within reason I think).

Anyway, I guess I will explain why people don't get Sasuke (at least now).

Naruto was also a victim of crime if you get down to it. His village was attacked by Obito and then Kurama, his parents died because of that, then he was shunned and picked on as a child until he started to show he was a capable ninja which wasn't until he was 12-13. So Naruto suffered for 12 years with never knowing his parents and never knowing why he was treated so horribly. He could have easily chose to seek revenge on the whole village after he learned about Kurama, but didn't. I think it's this fact that people who aren't die hard fans of Sasuke.. don't get why he's still doing the whole revenge thing when it hasn't solved ANY of his problems. Killing Oro, Itachi, and Danzo hasn't done anything. Oro came back because they needed him back, Itachi ended up not being evil (was going to die anyway though), and Danzo.. well I'm honestly not sure, I think that was his more justified kills though.

He just has no real reason to be acting like this anymore, not justly at least.
The issue is that Naruto didn't experience that kind of bond as a youngster and that is where Sasuke and him are different. Naruto was on his own right from the get go.
Yeah man Thanks for the read. I totally agree that Sasuke was a victim of the circumstances he endured.
Thank you for reading :)
i gotta come back to this thread later
Thanks for reading! :)
Great read man, It does shed more light on Sasuke's character,

as for executing the kage, I think he just wants to punish them for bringing the current situation, like him having his vengeance on the entire current shinobi system that he thinks is responsible for his and Itachi' suffering.
Yeah, I agree, I'm hoping that his view of hokage actually has some understanding.
One would hope. For the sake of the story I hope its really good, for a lot of fans or the series and of the Sauce it really matters.
It would really change the way people feel about Sasuke as a character.
There's one thing missing.
Care to share?
 
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