Itachi decided to follow Naruto even before he met him

[conradoserpa]

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The only path where Naruto and Sasuke could coexist.

 

[mohdzarif]

Those statues don't look the same.

 

[wanderingcactus]

Asura on the left. Deva on the right.

Do research.

Naruto is Agni while Sasuke is Indra.
Agni is an asura and twin bro of Indra, who is a deva.

Hago is shiva I think. The balance.

 

[SIR UZMAKIMADARA]

Itachi acknowledged naruto as his friend and wants to follow his path because naruto shares the same will as of shisui's

 

[NukaCola]

In the scans Itachi choose ''Naruto's'' side.

 

[Chie]

In the scans Itachi choose ''Naruto's'' side.

Exactly this.

Itachi chose to walk by Asura's path, instead of Indra's. That was the symbolism behind that panel.

 

[Incendiary]

^Great point... I think Itachi could have speculated that Naruto and Sasuke are reincarnations (or at least parallels) of Ashura and Indra, since he was a pretty meticulous reader and thinker, and having read the slate, I am sure he thought a great deal about it.

 

[conradoserpa]

Like I said above, this was the only path where Naruto and Sasuke could coexist. Itachi is awesome.

 

[USSJ Future Trunks]

itachi tried to order naruto's murder and not once did he realise "oh shit naruto is sauskes friend so he must have tried to kill him for mangekeyo".