Then why all the dialogue in Sasuke's mind and from Jugo implying that Sasuke has ulterior motives? Why show Orochimaru going to the Kage and having a flashback dialogue with Sasuke? It's called foreshadowing dude. Anyone thinking Hashirama brought Sasuke back to the good guys is just deluding themselves
Fine. I'll just post what I said in that thread here. First, understand that there are levels of goodness and evil. Just because Sasuke is not good does not mean he is evil. It means he is on the way to being good but is not there yet. Look up the term "gradual character development." Here's the quote from my thread.
Lots of people argue that Sasuke has not gone through redemption. This is not the case. Sasuke is on his way to redemption. He is still a dark character, as evidenced in his “burn” comment to the Juubi and his will to “delete the past.” However, Sasuke is in the middle of this redemption but he has not been completely redeemed. I have two points to prove this.
First, you have to understand that Sasuke’s redemption has been told in stages. A lot of Naruto’s redemption stories are more or less based on one incident that completely changes a character. Zabuza gloats over Haku’s corpse and is then reduced to tears by Naruto’s speech. Pain is changed after finding out Jiraiya wrote a book. These are all based on one incident. Sasuke’s redemption, however, is told in stages. He talks to Itachi and questions what he has done. He brings back Orochimaru and tells him he’s given up revenge. He seeks out the Four Hokage and goes to the battlefield.
Second, Sasuke has changed from what he was in the Five Kage Summit Arc. Then he didn't care about his comrades. He left Suigetsu and Juugo to be captured by the samurai. He stabbed Karin and was going to finish her off. Now, he saves his comrades. For example, he saved Sakura with help from Naruto, though that couldn't further any ulterior plan Sasuke has. He even showed concern when Sai was falling. Moreover, he has given up his revenge. He told Orochimaru this, and he had no reason to lie to Orochimaru. Indeed, Sasuke’s goals are now set in the future. He wants to be Hokage to change the system. His goals are no longer in the past, as they had been since the Massacre. He even said he would “delete the past.” This is huge development. Next, Sasuke also smiles more frequently. He smiled during Sakura’s attack. Then there’s the big smile that was enough to warrant dialogue in the latest chapter. He is smiling with Naruto. He seems genuinely happy, which is a big change. Most importantly, he apologized to Karin. Sasuke admitted he was in the wrong, and that his one huge step towards his redemption. You must first admit you made a mistake before you can correct it.
Yes, Sasuke hasn't admitted to Naruto and the Alliance he was wrong. However, it’s called gradual character development. For Sasuke to enter the last stage of his development, he must admit that everything he has done of the last three years was wrong. That’s way too much progress to show after just story time from Hashirama. This development will come later, preferably during Naruto’s inevitable tnj during Naruto vs. Sasuke. Naruto has to be the last one to save Sasuke. There was been too much build-up for that not to happen. In conclusion, Sasuke is on his way towards redemption. After all this development, why would Kishimoto have him revert back to being evil?