Quote Originally Posted by Archangel View Post
If Madara was afraid of Sasuke he could have killed him off a long time ago
Not if he just wanted to use him as a tool. PLus you don't know what weird stuff Madara has done to Itachi's eyes, he could have booby-trapped them somehow. So when his pawn Sasuke has finished doing his bidding, he can easily get rid of his power. Sasuke minus Sharingan is just a good Jounin.