@100tabsopen I’d say it was about honor.. when edo Itachi meets Naruto, he asks him if the whole village knows the truth about the massacre (which would mean they know about the coup) Naruto said no, and Itachi says keep it that way so that the Uchiha remain known as honourable..
@100tabsopen Exactly, he’d have to admit he was selfish
I think he was lying to Sasuke yes but also to himself, by intellectualising his choices he didn’t actually have to confront the truth that lay beneath them, and ofc he still felt responsible for Sasuke
@100tabsopen Yes, Sasuke would avenge the clan by killing Itachi - who tarnished the Uchiha name, and he would restore Uchiha honour, that’s what Itachi guided him to do iirc
@Cloudedapril I actually like the long hair, I just hate that his face is hidden, he looks withdrawn and inaccessible, but yess I get it’s to match the hokage cloak
When I first saw adult Sasuke’s design, I wanted to burn that cloak and give him a haircut because I hated the fact that he looked so dark and covered, specially his face, but now? Now I want to burn that cloak and give him a haircut
Same reason why I feel sad over his lost arm, don’t get me wrong he still looks badass asf, but like, how much more of himself did he need to sacrifice before he was allowed a chance at normal life..
When I first saw adult Sasuke’s design, I wanted to burn that cloak and give him a haircut because I hated the fact that he looked so dark and covered, specially his face, but now? Now I want to burn that cloak and give him a haircut
@100tabsopen would mean a brighter future for Sasuke, I also feel like Itachi was always trying to intellectualize his choices, because if he admitted that he’d sacrifice everything else for just one kid, it’d be harder for him to confront
@100tabsopen Then I think about how Itachi needed an Uchiha to clear the Uchiha name by killing Itachi (the Uchiha traitor) so he kept Sasuke alive to fulfill Shisui’s wish
But as long as the Uchiha name wasn’t cleared, Sasuke would also continue to carry the stigma, a clean Uchiha name-