Quote Originally Posted by XanBcoo
I was under the impression that leaving your village as a rogue ninja was a crime. Sasuke became a Missing-nin the moment he left, just like Zabuza.
Sasuke is still a kid though. Technically, he was more like a ninja-in-training. There needs to be some sort of criteria that qualifies you for missing-nin status, other than deserting the village, or else any kid that ran away would be a missing-nin.