User blog comment:Pacifista15/Manga Critiques: Naruto/@comment-1774413-20110317230707/@comment-1774413-20110318030942

1)All of the sudden, he achives it, and goes through his "severe emotional trauma." He had been preparing his entire life to do this, and he is now emotionally disturbed? Why? - He was disturbed because he found out the truth of Itachis actions. Sasuke had believed Itachi was a monster and thus resolved to kill him, however upon the revelation that his brother was not evil, that he had tried to bring peace to Konoha, that he did truly love his brother, Sasuke was shattered. Can you not imagine the inner turmoil of a life filled with hate and vengeance for your own brother, only to find out that he was always looking out for you, that he was not evil and that he truly cared. It understandable that Sasuke would be blinded by rage.

2) "Itachi had dedicated his entire life to protecting Konoha, and eventually died for that, and now sasuke wants to tear all of it down for the sake of his own selfish purposes and what he thinks Itachi may have wanted? "

Well youve hit the nail on the head there, of course Itachi never wanted Sasuke to attack Konoha, the whole reason for his fleeing konoha and dying by Sasukes hand was to make sure that Sasuke lived peaceful in Konoha. However, as i was saying in my earlier post revenge has blinded him this. Its the idea that his desire for vengeance has consumed him entirely, corrupted him beyond the boy who once looked up to his brother and had a friendly rivalry with his best friend. It is this desire for vengeance, born out of the old ninja system, that has set him on the path to attack Konoha, despite it being against Itachi's wishes.

3) sasuke and itachi hadnt even seen each other for years, and danzo, who knew both of them, commented on the differences between them. So how could sasuke have known that that was what Itachi wanted? Evidence shows, it probably wasnt! Itachi protected the village, and sasuke attacks it in the name of his brother? isnt that contradictory?

Again, Sasuke isnt doing what Itachi wanted, his blind rage at the injustice done to Itachi and his original mission in life being a lie has corrupted Sasuke with a desire for vengeance. He isnt attacking Konoha in the name of Itachi, he's attacking Konoha for the sake of his own revenge and the injustice he believes was done to Itachi and his clan.

I hope you understand what im saying, this theme of the old ninja way being broken, the need for a new generation to bring change has been in naruto from quite near the beginning, though it has become more obvious as the manga has progressed.