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    Is there a way back for Sasuke?

    Not that i want to hijack this thread or anything, but seeing as how i am unwilling to clutter up the board with pointless threads,i'll just ask my question here instead, seeing as how it is, at the very least, partly related to the subject.

    Sasuke ran of to Orochimaru to get stronger so he could defeat Itachi, which has gotten him a lot of critisism, and it is widely considered that he just should have stayed and trained in Konoha. My question is, how much stronger could sasuke really get by staying in the leaf village? I mean, the only person he could get any real beneficial training from would be Kakashi, but he really isn't that strong now is he? I mean, he got his butt kicked by Itachi, and all Itachi did was to give him a dirty look, literarly. So how is sasuke expected to be able to grow strong enough in Kakashi's care? Isn't the only for Sasuke to grow strong enough to be trained by one of the legendary sennin?


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    Is there a way back for Sasuke?

    Originally posted by: Mcdougal
    Not that i want to hijack this thread or anything, but seeing as how i am unwilling to clutter up the board with pointless threads,i'll just ask my question here instead, seeing as how it is, at the very least, partly related to the subject.

    Sasuke ran of to Orochimaru to get stronger so he could defeat Itachi, which has gotten him a lot of critisism, and it is widely considered that he just should have stayed and trained in Konoha. My question is, how much stronger could sasuke really get by staying in the leaf village? I mean, the only person he could get any real beneficial training from would be Kakashi, but he really isn't that strong now is he? I mean, he got his butt kicked by Itachi, and all Itachi did was to give him a dirty look, literarly. So how is sasuke expected to be able to grow strong enough in Kakashi's care? Isn't the only for Sasuke to grow strong enough to be trained by one of the legendary sennin?
    My guess is that Saska has potential to be like Itachi-nii-chan. But, even if Kakashi is, apparently, not as strong as Itachi, one has first learn to walk before how to rollerskate, and it doesn't seem to me that Sasky-kun knows the basics, yet. There's lot's of things he still could learn with Kakashi, among then, be less of the little ass he is.
    Even so, Itachi is not invencible. And there must be thousands of other ways to defeat him other than through direct confrontation.
    Shikamaru wins his battles with intelligence, so if little Sassy-kun could figure out how to kill Itachi in his sleep, he'd manage to get what he want.
    But, if his goal is to get attention from his brother, or prove that he's stronger than his brother or whatever thing not directly related with killing his brother but that uses killing his brother as an excuse, he will be screwed. Why not get Naruto to kill Itachi? If Naruto wins, great. If Naruto dies in the process, better, he gets rid of Naruto and he himself lives to try another day.
    Kakashi also may be pissed enough to be willing to kill Itachi, but Oro for example, is smart enough to know that he can't kill Itachi, so, why ask help from somebody who will never be up to it?
    I am assuming that Sasky has a lot of money, since the whole Uchiha estate belongs to him and Itachi, and his bro doesn't seem to be willing to claim it. So, why not bribe Fishface into kill Itachi?
    The Sharkey one once killed a feudal lord, maybe he had political ambitions, and money is a must to accomplish your political ambitions.
    So, IMO, Sassy-kun has tons of choices to accomplish his dark goal. Why insist in taken the most difficult and stupid path? I mean, doesn't he get that an Itachi dirty look is enough to screw him for a considerable amount of time? Why insist in direct confrontation? My assumption is, Saska is stupid and his male pride doesn't help any. Well, is there a relation between stupidity and male pride? Well, I think I better leave that particular question open...

  3. #3

    Is there a way back for Sasuke?

    Given Kishimoto's writing style, and his propensity for interrupting fights that are in progress, I make this prediction :

    Naruto catches up with Sasuke, short conversation, Sasuke refuses to come back, Naruto decides to fight him .. Sasuke goes LvL2, Naruto gets Kyuubified, and then Oro shows up .. and Naruto is defeated/forced to withdraw.

    I'd rather see Itachi show up, but it will probably be Oro (possibly Kabuto) .. but whoever does it, you can count on the fight being interrupted prematurely. I think that Kyuubi Naruto > Curse Seal 2 Sasuke, because the curse seal seems like trash, the rest of the Sound sucked both with it and without it .. and Sasuke was pretty weak even with CS1. I don't think CS2 will do much for him other than make him fugly [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

  4. #4

    Is there a way back for Sasuke?

    Originally posted by: Neji-Aniki-sama
    Originally posted by: Mcdougal
    Not that i want to hijack this thread or anything, but seeing as how i am unwilling to clutter up the board with pointless threads,i'll just ask my question here instead, seeing as how it is, at the very least, partly related to the subject.

    Sasuke ran of to Orochimaru to get stronger so he could defeat Itachi, which has gotten him a lot of critisism, and it is widely considered that he just should have stayed and trained in Konoha. My question is, how much stronger could sasuke really get by staying in the leaf village? I mean, the only person he could get any real beneficial training from would be Kakashi, but he really isn't that strong now is he? I mean, he got his butt kicked by Itachi, and all Itachi did was to give him a dirty look, literarly. So how is sasuke expected to be able to grow strong enough in Kakashi's care? Isn't the only for Sasuke to grow strong enough to be trained by one of the legendary sennin?
    My guess is that Saska has potential to be like Itachi-nii-chan. But, even if Kakashi is, apparently, not as strong as Itachi, one has first learn to walk before how to rollerskate, and it doesn't seem to me that Sasky-kun knows the basics, yet. There's lot's of things he still could learn with Kakashi, among then, be less of the little ass he is.
    Even so, Itachi is not invencible. And there must be thousands of other ways to defeat him other than through direct confrontation.
    Shikamaru wins his battles with intelligence, so if little Sassy-kun could figure out how to kill Itachi in his sleep, he'd manage to get what he want.
    But, if his goal is to get attention from his brother, or prove that he's stronger than his brother or whatever thing not directly related with killing his brother but that uses killing his brother as an excuse, he will be screwed. Why not get Naruto to kill Itachi? If Naruto wins, great. If Naruto dies in the process, better, he gets rid of Naruto and he himself lives to try another day.
    Kakashi also may be pissed enough to be willing to kill Itachi, but Oro for example, is smart enough to know that he can't kill Itachi, so, why ask help from somebody who will never be up to it?
    I am assuming that Sasky has a lot of money, since the whole Uchiha estate belongs to him and Itachi, and his bro doesn't seem to be willing to claim it. So, why not bribe Fishface into kill Itachi?
    The Sharkey one once killed a feudal lord, maybe he had political ambitions, and money is a must to accomplish your political ambitions.
    So, IMO, Sassy-kun has tons of choices to accomplish his dark goal. Why insist in taken the most difficult and stupid path? I mean, doesn't he get that an Itachi dirty look is enough to screw him for a considerable amount of time? Why insist in direct confrontation? My assumption is, Saska is stupid and his male pride doesn't help any. Well, is there a relation between stupidity and male pride? Well, I think I better leave that particular question open...
    You are grossly simplifying the situation.
    First of all, im not quite sure on what you mean with Sasu not knowing the basics, mind elaborating?

    Second, the only, and i repeat, ONLY benefit he would have with chosing Kakashi over Oro would be that he could get some training with the Sharingan. That's pretty much it. Anything else Oro could probably teach him better, seeing how he IS one of the legendary sennin.

    third, do you really, honestyl believe someone could actually KILL Itachi in his sleep? The man was head of an ANBU- squad at the age of 13! His current age is only 17 and yet he still scares the crap out of Oro, and he totally outclassed kakashi without even breaking a sweat, and you're telling me killing him is as simple as slitting his throat in his sleep? Come on. Since members of his organisation always move in pairs, we can assume that at least one of them always stays awake looking for trouble, and i think we can conclude that itachi is, at the very least, a light sleeper.
    And getting someone else to kill Itachi is out of the question, he wants to kill him himself, mano y mano, sharingan to sharingan. Killing Itachi isn't enough, HE has to be the one to do it. Think about it, if some punk where to rape your girlfriend, what would be most satisfying, you hiring someone to kill him or you beating him to death with a baseball bat? No, even if there are a thousand ways to kill Itachi, Sasuke wants only one, and that is defeating him in a 1vs1 fight. And the only way to do that is to get equally o prefferbly more strong than his brother.
    And besides, even if we assume that he has money, who is he going to hire who is capable of dealing with Itachi? Someone within the Akatsuki organisation? I think not, he hardly knows it exists, and even if he did, i sincerly doubt anyone within the organisation would want to take Iatchi down, even if they could, seeing as how money shouldn't be an issue for people so strong, and how Itachi is a valuable asset to them. So, who's left?

    And lastly, people seem to forget that that very few people know about A)Oros disability, and B), that Itachi is stronger than Oro. What Sasuke DOES know, is that Oro was strong enough to take down the strongest of Kages, and is his best shot at gaining the greatest amount of power within the shortest amount of time.

    So once again, i see Sasuke-kun's having only two viable option are to A) Stay with Kakashi, who we all know for a fact is weaker than Itachi, or B), go with the man who defeated the strongest Ninja in Konoha.

    Unless there's something i've overlooked?

  5. #5

    Is there a way back for Sasuke?

    Originally posted by: Mcdougal


    You are grossly simplifying the situation.
    First of all, im not quite sure on what you mean with Sasu not knowing the basics, mind elaborating?
    <*snipped to save some space*>
    Secoknow for a fact is weaker than Itachi, or B), go with the man who defeated the strongest Ninja in Konoha.

    Unless there's something i've overlooked?
    As for the basics. Saska has only two commas in his eyes. One can guess that, eventually, he will grow another one, like Kakashi and Itachi. It's also very likely, that a third comma will make him stronger. So,
    the first basic IMO, is to learn how to wait.
    Another thing would be how to use the Chidori more than twice a day. It's not said what's Kakashi's limit, but I also would guess that it's possible to fire more than two chidoris a day, and therefore, that would make him stronger. And that would require training. So another thing that he'd need to learn is to value training and do it.
    Yes, I do believe somebody can kill Itachi in his sleep. Here's why. Even though the Kazekage wasn't exactly as strong as Itachi, he was a Kaze. Somebody you supposedly don't want to mess with. Nonetheless, Oro was able to kill him. The 3rd was *the* strongest Kage aroung, and met the same fate.
    My theory is that such deeds demand lots of strategy. And the only way to elaborate a good strategy is to gather enough intelligence in which to base your strategy. Roman Emperors, in their time, were said to be the strongest men in the world. Yet, killing one of them never appeared to me as an incredible difficult task to accomplish. Still would be worth to kill Itachi and end up crippled as Oro? Now, that's a good question
    I'd give the same advice to Itachi in relation to Naruto. One has to know where one's targeted victim is 24/7. And since Saska is obsessed with his brother, I don't think it would be such an unpleasant task. A predator that wants to survive, knows with extreme detail the habits of its prey. Where it goes to rest, where it eats, what kind of food it eats what are its watering holes. In short, it's impossible that Itachi doesn't have a weak spot. All Sassy-kun has to do is to find it out. And it's my opinion, that it would be a better investment of time for Sasuke to gather such information, than stay at home sulken or go after somebody like Oro.
    I am also assuming that, after the invasion of Konoha, Saska knows that Oro is a worthless bastard. But, on the other hand, as a spoiled child, he probably doesn't know that there's no free lunch, I mean, like a scumbag like Oro will give him power for free. If he thinks that way, he is just stupid.
    He could figure out what are Itachi's psychological weaknesses, which should be many, considering. And use a tatic similar to that one Neji was trying to pull on Hinata. Since Itachi, unlike Hinata, has no character, the appropriate use of emotional blackmail could have interesting results. There must be some Uchiha family history records. Why Saska doesn't study it to try to figure Itachi better?
    Have you heard of a guy called Simon Wiesental? Saska could learn a lot with him.
    As for the need to kill Itachi with his own hands, I have again to say, and I hope you forgive me, that I consider it just plain stupid. First, to use your example, would my gf be less raped if I killed the bastard who raped her? I consider a better investment of time being at her side and be of emotional support to her. For starters, if I don't know where the son of a bitch is, I won't be able to kill him no matter how much effort I put into it. And laws being as they are, *I* would spend years in jail on account of a jackass. Remember that mother who shot the guy who molested her kid? Life is not freaking fair.
    But, if you *really* need to take revenge, that shouldn't by any means, be done based on hastly decisions and much less in unthought actions.
    There's a play, I think by Ibsen, where this woman comes back to her old town, after many years. People don't even recognize her. She is rich now, and starts being nice to everyone, giving them money and such, up to the point where she is able to screw all of them, which she does, as revenge for whatever bad thing they've done to her in the past. All that to say, she took her freaking time and managed to accomplish her revenge in an extremelly effective way.
    Personally, I think though:
    a. revenge is stupid, as much as I personally would seek revenge against a few people, it doesn't make it less stupid.
    b. revenge plus male pride is even more stupid
    c. they shouldn't have let Saska become a ninja in the first place, knowing that he'd use what power he would get to kill his brother, and that has nothing to do with the ninja goals as stated by Enma, for one. Naruto was starting to change him. But obviously, Sasuke is not interested in being a better person.
    d. again, he really should be trying to rebuild his clan. All in all, dozens of Uchihas have more chance than one against Itachi. Considering that the new ones, unlike the originals , would know how dangerous the bastard actually is.
    f. if he knew how to wait, he'd eventually kill Itachi after getting strong by his own means and planning his revenge in a cold and calculated fashion.
    g. People think Itachi is strong. But what comes to my mind is that scene on Indiana Jones, where that guy, who is so good with a sword, gets killed with a shot. Haku was great with his ice rink tricks, until he met Naruto. It's again a matter of figuring out first what will kill Itachi, *before* actually trying to kill him.
    h. Kakashi is a decent person. And that's what makes a person strong. That, as a matter of fact should be the only argument in this debate. No matter how people can screw you, if you keep your decency, you will always be stronger than them. Sounds preachy and crap, but it's true. It's called integrity. You are what you are, and if you stand by what you are, nobody will ever destroy you.
    But if I said just that, you again would call my opinion simplistic. Well, not that I actually care. I just like to write [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

  6. #6

    Is there a way back for Sasuke?

    Originally posted by: Neji-Aniki-sama
    Originally posted by: Mcdougal


    You are grossly simplifying the situation.
    First of all, im not quite sure on what you mean with Sasu not knowing the basics, mind elaborating?
    <*snipped to save some space*>
    Secoknow for a fact is weaker than Itachi, or B), go with the man who defeated the strongest Ninja in Konoha.

    Unless there's something i've overlooked?
    As for the basics. Saska has only two commas in his eyes. One can guess that, eventually, he will grow another one, like Kakashi and Itachi. It's also very likely, that a third comma will make him stronger. So,
    the first basic IMO, is to learn how to wait.
    Another thing would be how to use the Chidori more than twice a day. It's not said what's Kakashi's limit, but I also would guess that it's possible to fire more than two chidoris a day, and therefore, that would make him stronger. And that would require training. So another thing that he'd need to learn is to value training and do it.
    Yes, I do believe somebody can kill Itachi in his sleep. Here's why. Even though the Kazekage wasn't exactly as strong as Itachi, he was a Kaze. Somebody you supposedly don't want to mess with. Nonetheless, Oro was able to kill him. The 3rd was *the* strongest Kage aroung, and met the same fate.
    My theory is that such deeds demand lots of strategy. And the only way to elaborate a good strategy is to gather enough intelligence in which to base your strategy. Roman Emperors, in their time, were said to be the strongest men in the world. Yet, killing one of them never appeared to me as an incredible difficult task to accomplish. Still would be worth to kill Itachi and end up crippled as Oro? Now, that's a good question
    I'd give the same advice to Itachi in relation to Naruto. One has to know where one's targeted victim is 24/7. And since Saska is obsessed with his brother, I don't think it would be such an unpleasant task. A predator that wants to survive, knows with extreme detail the habits of its prey. Where it goes to rest, where it eats, what kind of food it eats what are its watering holes. In short, it's impossible that Itachi doesn't have a weak spot. All Sassy-kun has to do is to find it out. And it's my opinion, that it would be a better investment of time for Sasuke to gather such information, than stay at home sulken or go after somebody like Oro.
    I am also assuming that, after the invasion of Konoha, Saska knows that Oro is a worthless bastard. But, on the other hand, as a spoiled child, he probably doesn't know that there's no free lunch, I mean, like a scumbag like Oro will give him power for free. If he thinks that way, he is just stupid.
    He could figure out what are Itachi's psychological weaknesses, which should be many, considering. And use a tatic similar to that one Neji was trying to pull on Hinata. Since Itachi, unlike Hinata, has no character, the appropriate use of emotional blackmail could have interesting results. There must be some Uchiha family history records. Why Saska doesn't study it to try to figure Itachi better?
    Have you heard of a guy called Simon Wiesental? Saska could learn a lot with him.
    As for the need to kill Itachi with his own hands, I have again to say, and I hope you forgive me, that I consider it just plain stupid. First, to use your example, would my gf be less raped if I killed the bastard who raped her? I consider a better investment of time being at her side and be of emotional support to her. For starters, if I don't know where the son of a bitch is, I won't be able to kill him no matter how much effort I put into it. And laws being as they are, *I* would spend years in jail on account of a jackass. Remember that mother who shot the guy who molested her kid? Life is not freaking fair.
    But, if you *really* need to take revenge, that shouldn't by any means, be done based on hastly decisions and much less in unthought actions.
    There's a play, I think by Ibsen, where this woman comes back to her old town, after many years. People don't even recognize her. She is rich now, and starts being nice to everyone, giving them money and such, up to the point where she is able to screw all of them, which she does, as revenge for whatever bad thing they've done to her in the past. All that to say, she took her freaking time and managed to accomplish her revenge in an extremelly effective way.
    Personally, I think though:
    a. revenge is stupid, as much as I personally would seek revenge against a few people, it doesn't make it less stupid.
    b. revenge plus male pride is even more stupid
    c. they shouldn't have let Saska become a ninja in the first place, knowing that he'd use what power he would get to kill his brother, and that has nothing to do with the ninja goals as stated by Enma, for one. Naruto was starting to change him. But obviously, Sasuke is not interested in being a better person.
    d. again, he really should be trying to rebuild his clan. All in all, dozens of Uchihas have more chance than one against Itachi. Considering that the new ones, unlike the originals , would know how dangerous the bastard actually is.
    f. if he knew how to wait, he'd eventually kill Itachi after getting strong by his own means and planning his revenge in a cold and calculated fashion.
    g. People think Itachi is strong. But what comes to my mind is that scene on Indiana Jones, where that guy, who is so good with a sword, gets killed with a shot. Haku was great with his ice rink tricks, until he met Naruto. It's again a matter of figuring out first what will kill Itachi, *before* actually trying to kill him. It's kinda like what you can say about a computer. Until it stopped it was working perfectly.
    . Kakashi is a decent person. And that's what makes a person strong. That, as a matter of fact should be the only argument in this debate. No matter how people can screw you, if you keep your decency, you will always be stronger than them. Sounds preachy and crap, but it's true. It's called integrity. You are what you are, and if you stand by what you are, nobody will ever destroy you.
    But if I said just that, you again would call my opinion simplistic. Well, not that I actually care. I just like to write [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

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    Is there a way back for Sasuke?

    my guess is that either A) sasuke fights naruto and gets his ass rocked, then someone like Kabuto steps in and drops Naruto causin him to fail bla bla bla B) sasuke beats naruto (of which i dont want to happen, but seein the situation it is quite likely) C) before naruto even *sees* sasuke someone like Kabuto rocks him ending that problem, but the end result is i dont thik that Naruto can bring back sasuke for storyline purposes, and it really would make a lot just quite a waste as how can A) sasuke advance even if they get him back? do you even think they would immediately do anythign with him even if he is the sharingan successor? he just went traitor to the leaves-----if i were them even if they brought him back (apology and all) his ass would rot in a jail cell until he had a beard. and no itachi isnt ultimate---yes hes pretty freakin damn strong and stronger than basically anyone we have seen as of now (save for perhaps jiraiya, and others of that sort that are a good coutner for sharingan, or the Hyuuga head) and sasuke is quite behind in catchin up to his brother. when itachi was sasuke's age he was basically the head of ANBU teams---sasuke is still not only a genin, but might be at best chuunin level in the moves category---from what ive seen i think ANBU is probably LOWEST upper chuunin level, to the jounin ranks (most likely all of them id think), so just think bout that. Sasuke would NEED something like a boost from a curse seal or some shit to catch up cuz hes nowhere near close and at this rate i think itachi will still be leagues above him. ill stop my rambling tangent with this---- sasuke most likely aint comin back and the series will probably time jump (everythign is basically set for this save for sasuke leaving to grow---i mean really even Lee's problem has been solved, Gaara is a friend of leafs, and Shika/Temari thing is goin as i guessed a while ago also) most pressin problems have been already solved and there isnt much left goin for this tangent---it might jump to where the genins are now chuunins, perhaps one or two being jounin. but most things have realy come to a close and there isnt much left to do unless kishimoto pulls somethin else out of his ass, but doubtful that he will

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    Is there a way back for Sasuke?

    holy crap there is a lot of stuff i'm not going to read.

    of course there is a way back for sasuke. waaay after he turns to the dark side (orochimaru's side), sasuke will finally be able to beat itachi and right before sasuke kills itachi, naruto and co (for whatever reason, i think sakura will be there (how stupid)) will some how convince him that revenge won't solve anything. so sasuke just leaves but itachi tries to pull some crazy shit but sasuke kills him to save everyone. blah blah. naruto some how convinces tsunade to let sasuke become a good konoha ninja again and story ends. trust me, it'll happen.
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    Is there a way back for Sasuke?

    Sasuke will be back in Konoha, just not during this arc, or it would be a complete waste. I'm hoping he defeats Naruto one on one and then continues on his way, but the fight will probably be interrupted. Some of you people like writing a little too much.

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    Is there a way back for Sasuke?

    Originally posted by: Neji-Aniki-sama

    As for the basics. Saska has only two commas in his eyes. One can guess that, eventually, he will grow another one, like Kakashi and Itachi. It's also very likely, that a third comma will make him stronger. So,
    the first basic IMO, is to learn how to wait.
    Another thing would be how to use the Chidori more than twice a day. It's not said what's Kakashi's limit, but I also would guess that it's possible to fire more than two chidoris a day, and therefore, that would make him stronger. And that would require training. So another thing that he'd need to learn is to value training and do it.
    It's said that Kakashi is able to fire his Chidori Four times a day, and even after that he needs rest.

    Just a Random Fact. All I know is that I'm ready for the story-arc to end. Hopefully in some cool way.

  11. #11

    Is there a way back for Sasuke?

    i just want this ark to end; kimimaro i want to see pushin daisy's, sasuke to get his ass out of konoha, and just Naruto to whup sasuke's ass before he leaves heheh (although its probably gonna go the other way for storyline purposes), but we shall c

  12. #12

    Is there a way back for Sasuke?

    Well, in the end the most logical thing to happen would be:
    Sasuke will run away...again.
    I'd be happy with that and with the story moving on to other more intersting places. I mean, bring back Nii-chan, even. At least we'd have that hunk of a fish again...
    After Kobain shot himself, teenager angst is kinda out...

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