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I didn't get Itachi's motivation for this action at first. Itachi seemed to be taking the whole
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thing a little far with the excessive torture. However, I made sense of it.
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Itachi's ultimate concern has always been
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. It's possible that Tobi's ultimate intention was to somehow take Sasuke's life after he reached his potential, so that's where hatred comes in:
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was one instance where hatred saved his life.I think I know why hatred empowers the Sharingan:
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The Sharingan's first predecessor was the
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that inherited his chakra. However, as the first jinchūriki, his chakra began to mix with the beast of ultimate evil. Hence hatred re-awakens the first son's mixed inheritance.
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The potential power of a Sharingan user is unlocked
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. The more hatred they feel, the more of their inherited Jūbi's chakra-potency they are able to access. However:
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Even after the hatred is let go, the power likely remains, and that was Itachi's ultimate goal for Sasuke: to become powerful, but release the hatred. Itachi himself may have done this in his
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.