And one could argue that was the biggest mistake of his life: if he heard Madara's side he could have seen how things roll when Uchiha tries to be Hokage - they end up being manipulated. Yes, he is away from the village and from its influence. But Sarada will want to become Hokage..... That will not end well......
If Sasuke cared so much for his clan he would have heard his predecessor and where his ideas went wrong. Not just go hearing Tobirama's side of the story - and everything he said was: Uchiha are possessed by evil - making it seem that they have to deny themselves to be good to the village!..... I mean, c'mon!