TobisPawn
Sannin of the Scrolls 📜
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There's many threads daily, always saying "Itachi turned Sasuke against the Leaf Village!! He's terrible! Why didn't he use Izanami on Sasuke?" and other things similar to those.
First of all, Itachi did his best after the Uchiha massacre. If he stayed in Konoha, he'd be executed, and Sasuke would be mindfunked for life. If he told Sasuke the truth right then and there before leaving, Sasuke would have turned on Konoha at a much earlier stage, and he probably would have died, or gone insane. There was literally nothing Itachi could have done to ease Sasuke's pain at that point, without fueling his hatred.
Secondly, sure, Itachi's plan with Sasuke wasn't too great. He might have Tsukuyomi'd Sasuke once for what seemed to be for no reason, but he felt that he had to be judged by Sasuke. He could have let Sasuke stay happy in Konoha, but he also wanted to make his younger brother stronger, and he wanted to be judged for his actions (though he shouldn't have taken such a heavy burden upon himself). But c'mon, where would the whole Naruto vs Sasuke story be without Itachi anyways?
And recently, there's been threads saying things like "why didn't Itachi use Kotoamatsukami on Sasuke? Or Izanami?" First of all, Izanami wouldn't really work one someone who's had his mind set for a couple years now. As for Kotoamatsukami, I don't think anyone would enjoy forcefully controlling his or her sibling into doing what they think is right. Itachi must feel (wrongfully, in my opinion) guilty for how Sasuke has turned out, so he doesn't want to interfere with his life anymore. Itachi has had one-too-many responsibilities in his life already, anyways (The Uchiha Massacre).
EDIT: And you guys can't forget Tobi trolling Sasuke into doing exactly what Tobi had planned for him. Itachi couldn't have seen everything coming.
tl;dr: Cut Itachi some slack.
First of all, Itachi did his best after the Uchiha massacre. If he stayed in Konoha, he'd be executed, and Sasuke would be mindfunked for life. If he told Sasuke the truth right then and there before leaving, Sasuke would have turned on Konoha at a much earlier stage, and he probably would have died, or gone insane. There was literally nothing Itachi could have done to ease Sasuke's pain at that point, without fueling his hatred.
Secondly, sure, Itachi's plan with Sasuke wasn't too great. He might have Tsukuyomi'd Sasuke once for what seemed to be for no reason, but he felt that he had to be judged by Sasuke. He could have let Sasuke stay happy in Konoha, but he also wanted to make his younger brother stronger, and he wanted to be judged for his actions (though he shouldn't have taken such a heavy burden upon himself). But c'mon, where would the whole Naruto vs Sasuke story be without Itachi anyways?
And recently, there's been threads saying things like "why didn't Itachi use Kotoamatsukami on Sasuke? Or Izanami?" First of all, Izanami wouldn't really work one someone who's had his mind set for a couple years now. As for Kotoamatsukami, I don't think anyone would enjoy forcefully controlling his or her sibling into doing what they think is right. Itachi must feel (wrongfully, in my opinion) guilty for how Sasuke has turned out, so he doesn't want to interfere with his life anymore. Itachi has had one-too-many responsibilities in his life already, anyways (The Uchiha Massacre).
EDIT: And you guys can't forget Tobi trolling Sasuke into doing exactly what Tobi had planned for him. Itachi couldn't have seen everything coming.
tl;dr: Cut Itachi some slack.
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