Sort of this. Think of Sasuke as a Danzo/Itachi type of character, only out in the open. Sasuke will do things that need to be done in order to maintain peace. These things are ugly, dark, unpopular and often questionable (e.g. Uchiha Massacre, Hiazashi incident). Basically, he'll do the unpopular things to preserve peace that a public figure wouldn't do because they're unpopular. So in doing so, everybody will be united against him.
Sasuke is trying to be to the villages what Itachi was to him. A watchful guardian protecting peace from the shadows while being hated by everyone else.