If this was an unbiased manga not fettered to Shonen Genre and the related rubbish, I would have taken the liberty to at least mail this man, to to pull his head out of his hindquarters and take it on a different route. But sadly, this genre is so liming in its approach that never again will I venture this way. Honestly speaking, I did not know about Shonen Genre when I started reading the Manga, and only found out about this later.
Sasuke will most likely end up on Naruto's side, much to my dismay. Even Obito said a few chapters back how Naruto reminds him of himself - don't they all think this way, right before his potent, mind-**** talk-no-jutsu fodderizes them? My biggest problem with this manga is the lines drawn for good ad evil. This guy must be snorting some lethal shit up all his orifices, if he believes that Konoha or Itachi, or any other ninja under its flag are funky do-gooders. He needs to seriously reassess himself, if he believes so, but then again, any story is open to interpretation.
All aside, I can see Hashirama stroking Madara and his wood to wrap all this shit up. Obito reuniting with Rin, with his horribly pathetic death where he will cry about peace till he finally farts a rainbow and a 'will of fire' banner. Sakura will hopefully and thankfully die alone, masturbating to that hot piece of Uchiha ass - aka Sasuke - till she dies, and Hinata will - if ONE thing goes my way - get slaughtered like a bystander bug along with Ino. And all of them shall live happily ever after.
Sorry for the cynicism, I am having a bad day. Lol I agree with your analysis though. *****