why do you think itachi didn't kill sasuke in the first place???

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

initially i thought he wants someone in his clan to witness what he did and to be proud of his power...then another thought i came up with is that ha loves his brother,sasuke....but i don't really think he's THAT type of person...hmmm...
what do you think???

[Zidarri]

Well, obviously it's so Kishimoto could advance the story line without only relying on Naruto. But at the same time, the reason I think he will create is because he loved Sasuke, as well as wanting someone besides himself to be able to master the Sharingan. But those are both just off-the-brain ideas.

[darkjester]

I believe that their father pushed Itachi into wanting power (he said Itachi is the future of the clan). Itachi tried to get the father to notice Sasuke and help him with his training, but the father never really cared (until Itachi was suspected of murder, THEN Sasuke finally got recognition).
Itachi to me seems like the caring older brother, that just turns 'evil'/pushed to the dark side.

Also, me and my sister were talking about this. Itachi might not want to be considered the one to finish off the clan. So he left Sasuke. And the fact that it seems Itachi joined the Akatsuki before the slaughter might have caused it so that Itachi was forced into doing what he did, but he could not bring himself to kill Sasuke. (Valid point- Kisame seemed suprised wen he saw Sasuke and even questioned Itachi that all of them were supposed to be dead.)

Considering I'm a fan of Itachi, I happen to be a bit biased- I think Itachi has a reason for everything he is doing.

[BuLmA]

Why? it's because if Itachi will kill Sasuke that will make him a weak because Sasuke was only a kid a that time & hasn't improved his skill.....he told Sasuke that he'll wait for him when he grow up and fight with him.

[Anita Tseu]

I believe that their father pushed Itachi into wanting power (he said Itachi is the future of the clan). Itachi tried to get the father to notice Sasuke and help him with his training, but the father never really cared (until Itachi was suspected of murder, THEN Sasuke finally got recognition).
Itachi to me seems like the caring older brother, that just turns 'evil'/pushed to the dark side.

Also, me and my sister were talking about this. Itachi might not want to be considered the one to finish off the clan. So he left Sasuke. And the fact that it seems Itachi joined the Akatsuki before the slaughter might have caused it so that Itachi was forced into doing what he did, but he could not bring himself to kill Sasuke. (Valid point- Kisame seemed suprised wen he saw Sasuke and even questioned Itachi that all of them were supposed to be dead.)

Considering I'm a fan of Itachi, I happen to be a bit biased- I think Itachi has a reason for everything he is doing.

I agree. Fugaku did push Itachi to train harder, I mean, come on, being ANBU captain at age 13? That's impressive, and very stressful at the same time. Fugaku pushed him too hard to train and become better, and gave no attention to how Sasuke was doing. Also, I think Itachi loved Sasuke a lot since he didn't care how strong Itachi was, and killed everyone in the clan except for Sasuke. Yeah...Also, I think he left Sasuke alive to make Sasuke stronger too, since he wasn't getting that good from just training alone. So I think with a bigger goal in Sasuke's head, he could train harder ^_^ lol. That's just what I think...

[Meyrin]

I've read a lot of theories about Itachi's reason for not killing Sasuke and the best I think that makes more sence is this.

Itachi dirint kill Sasuke cause he wants to release a demon(The real founder of the Uchiha clan) and in order to do that, he needs three people who can use one of the three abilities of the Sharingan(In the manga it shows that Itachi, Sasuke and Tobi can do those skills) and he needs the nine tails chakra(That is Naruto in that mather).

Well thats what I believe and of what I've read so far, it looks like Im right. However I may be wrong too.

[Byakugan_Beholder]

Like He said he felt pitty for him...poor sauske

[monkieezdaLAdzz]

maybe he wants to know if sasuke will ever be as strong as he is.

and if sasuke will ever be able to defeat him

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

while reading the reply, i just recalled what itachi AND sasuke said....so i thought maybe his feeling is kinda like sasuke's feeling of wanting to battle naruto...
hmmm........maybe...i dunno...i'm kinda forgetful...that's why i forgot what he said earlier in the series...=p

[Assassin of Konoha]

Like he said, Sasuke was too pathetic to fight and kill....Sasuke wasn't worth it, and he never will be!!!

[TheAsterisk!]

'Cause...
It's Itachi's job to weasel his way into and out of the plot with no rhyme or reason.
Duh.

...Or...
Maybe Itachi was just too pooped from slaying his entire family to deal with one more relative that day.
'Cause...you know how it can be...dealing with relatives...

[LiLi.]

Erm i think because Itachi's too powerful and he wants someone to kill him.

[Assassin of Konoha]

'Cause...
It's Itachi's job to weasel his way into and out of the plot with no rhyme or reason.
Duh.

...Or...
Maybe Itachi was just too pooped from slaying his entire family to deal with one more relative that day.
'Cause...you know how it can be...dealing with relatives...


Seriously!!!! Itachi is one of the few characters where he is mentioned all the time, but made an appearance and then just left you hanging, and didn't go anywhere with it......:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

[Variados]

The reason? Itachi got into a deep depression most known as Apathetic depression which is still a theory..hahaha... Anyways, Itachi wants some one to kill him, and he believes that hate will make Sasuke strong..and will be able to defeat him. Anyways, Itachi seemed like he was tire of his family, so he just decided to do what most teenagers who suffer from major depression episodes time through time...and that is to kill people that are useless...and and why not Sasuke? Because he wanted some one to avenge the family, and why not the youngest who is still developing spirit, mind, and body... some one with such big event in life should be a natural killer...and I think that what Itachi was targeting. He wanted to create a killer, and he failed to do so...Sasuke is still weak, and his mind is not of a killer.

[Wio]

Itachi has no reasoning. His purpose is to get more girls to watch Naruto.

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

Itachi has no reasoning. His purpose is to get more girls to watch Naruto.

:laugh::laugh::laugh:i can;t help but to laugh at that post...............however,i totally agree with you... right...he's a bishonen...that's what bishonens do...:laugh::laugh::laugh:

[Sasaria_Genei_Ryodan]

if you ask i really duno but its probably that itachi wants sa know isf sasuke will be as strong as he is
and also maybe he was just too pathetic tokill i geuss who knows ....

[Mira Kaiba]

Erm i think because Itachi's too powerful and he wants someone to kill him.



I agree. I think Itachi wants to be stopped eventually, and he thinks Sasuke will be the only one able to stop him when he grows strong enough. Also, it might be that Itachi wants a brother powerful enough to join him, you know, like Star Wars, ;p

[Assassin of Konoha]

maybe he was saving him for Orochimaru?

[GoddessDemonica]

probably just to make the rest of his little brothers life a living hell, because he's twisted like that, haha

[Snowscala_Xx]

its only strike two, he is out when he strikes third =]

[sazzuke]

the reason he want sasuke to kill him I think not valid.... but if it is becos he lov sasuke that logic. I think the most reason y he not kill sasuke maybe becos he want to use the sharingan power to create/get more power from the jichiruuki or to kill tobi and get his sharingan.

[Dark Ninja]

I think because he loves his brother, Sasuke.

[Assassin of Konoha]

The Uchiha are not capable of love........

[Arcxcia]

I think Itachi love Sasuke! Huhuhu... My opinion, I guess...

[Assassin of Konoha]

if he loved him, why would he beat the crap out of him? Remember in the hotel? He used the Mangekyo Sharingan on him, if that is love, I don't wanna know what hate is!!!

[nichunter1]

In my opinion Itachi didn't pitty sasuke because someone that evil can pitty anyone.
I think he left sasuke alive to make him strong with making sasuke wanting to kill him so one day when he is ready he would finnaly have a rival of is size to see how strong he really was.

correct me if im wrong. :D

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

In my opinion Itachi didn't pitty sasuke because someone that evil can pitty anyone.
I think he left sasuke alive to make him strong with making sasuke wanting to kill him so one day when he is ready he would finnaly have a rival of is size to see how strong he really was.

correct me if im wrong. :D

it's not saying that you're wrong or something..........just suggesting something.........

itachi can easily find any ninja who are stronger than himself.....if he's not looking for one.....this proofs that he's just too scared of fighting other stronger opponents...........

if he kill sasuke in the first place.....he can easily find a ninja who is as strong as sasuke is(if he is looking for weaker ninjas)

but if he wants his sharingan........why will he have to battle sasuke in the recent chapters? there will be a huge chance for either one of them to be killed in the battle........

he loves sasuke??????????no way!!!!!!!! he is a cold-blooded man........can he LOVE someone????????

OMG!!!!!!! itachi's nsane!!!!!! i can't understand him at all!!!!!!!!!:eek::wacko::banghead:

[Assassin of Konoha]

I dunno, remember he said that he would always be there for Sasuke, even if it were as an obstacle? I think he may have had some sort of brotherly instincet, and maybe he is trying to make himj stronger, but I don't think it was love.

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

I dunno, remember he said that he would always be there for Sasuke, even if it were as an obstacle? I think he may have had some sort of brotherly instincet, and maybe he is trying to make himj stronger, but I don't think it was love.

why must itachi make him stronger anyway???to getmore glory when he kill sasuke in the 'stronger' version????

that's a little weird....

[Meyrin]

I think that it must have something to do with Madara Uchiha. Itachi must have something in the back of his head and he needs Sasuke alive. With only them left, there is no other member of the Uchiha clan to stop him. Well thats what I think.

[Brojasu]

with itachi u cant really tell... we dont know his true motives

[fallen star]

I agree with theories of Itachi loving Saskue...but i think tht love he had for him went only so far. Because even if he tried for their father to notice Saskue, when Saskue would ask Itachi to help him train Itachi didn't really do much....also right when Saskue got home Itachi had just killed their parents...who placed alot of pressure on him to be the best....just because he was a ANBU at 13 I think Kakashi had him beat Kakashi was a jouin at age 6 and was in ANBU before Itachi....so who really knows what went through Itachi's head but he even killed his best friend to gain the bloodline's strongest power....so maybe he was just tired of it all and killed everyone who bothered him and left alive the one person who was innocent and never tried to make him into something that he didn't want to do or be...

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

I think that it must have something to do with Madara Uchiha. Itachi must have something in the back of his head and he needs Sasuke alive. With only them left, there is no other member of the Uchiha clan to stop him. Well thats what I think.

again then why he's trying to battle with him now???

with itachi u cant really tell... we dont know his true motives

yeah....i kinda agree

I agree with theories of Itachi loving Saskue...but i think tht love he had for him went only so far. Because even if he tried for their father to notice Saskue, when Saskue would ask Itachi to help him train Itachi didn't really do much....also right when Saskue got home Itachi had just killed their parents...who placed alot of pressure on him to be the best....just because he was a ANBU at 13 I think Kakashi had him beat Kakashi was a jouin at age 6 and was in ANBU before Itachi....so who really knows what went through Itachi's head but he even killed his best friend to gain the bloodline's strongest power....so maybe he was just tired of it all and killed everyone who bothered him and left alive the one person who was innocent and never tried to make him into something that he didn't want to do or be...

again.......why must he battle sasuke now?????????there's a great chances that either one will die in the battle.........

or did itachi just commied a suicide-literally......;)

[fallen star]

again then why he's trying to battle with him now???



yeah....i kinda agree



again.......why must he battle sasuke now?????????there's a great chances that either one will die in the battle.........

or did itachi just commied a suicide-literally......;)

lol good point but perhaps itachi is so "brainwashed" that even he believes that he doesnt deserve any type of love...hence the parting words he left Saskue with after he performed the bloodline limit...and the reason he killed his best friend..since thats the only way one can recieve the bloodline limit of the Uchila Clan you must kill your bestfriend...funny tht he didnt kill Saskue for that perhaps thats also why he stayed distant from his little bro so that they wouldnt become bestfriends...and he wouldnt have to kill him so there...

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

lol good point but perhaps itachi is so "brainwashed" that even he believes that he doesnt deserve any type of love...hence the parting words he left Saskue with after he performed the bloodline limit...and the reason he killed his best friend..since thats the only way one can recieve the bloodline limit of the Uchila Clan you must kill your bestfriend...funny tht he didnt kill Saskue for that perhaps thats also why he stayed distant from his little bro so that they wouldnt become bestfriends...and he wouldnt have to kill him so there...

^^.....that's a good point.......itachi must have regretted for not killing him in th first place by now.....(if he loves sasuke so much)for sasu loathe him right now.......

but i still think that to understand itachi fully is much impossible......god knows what masashi kishimoto wants him to think....;)

[Brewmaster]

Well i heard some interesting things so i will put a spoiler just in case! Well Itachi needs Sasukes third special ability with Mangenkyu Sharingan the ability to teleport in short distances is what Sasuke mastered.The reason is he needs 3 Uchiha members to release a demon.The 3 of them must have Mangenkyu S. and all of them must come to the place where the demon is sealed and each one of them must use one of M.Sharingans ability.That would be Tobi,Itachi and Sasuke.Since Itachi was really special and strong he believed his brother would be the same so he leaft only him alive and placed the memories of his clan being slaughtered by Itachi so Sasuke would seek him and give his best to master all of his abilitys including M.Sharingan. Well thats what i know.

[Assassin of Konoha]

He wants to fight Sasuke because Sasuke is the only member that has enough potential to put up a challenge for Itachi. Itachi wants to test his true powers, and Sasuke is the only one who would put up a descent fight, that is why Itachi left him alive...he said it himself.

[Hieko]

I say maybe because Itachi wanted Sasuke to grow up and see if he could become as strong as him or maybe even stronger and also so that one day Sasuke just might beable to master the Sharingan and also so that maybe Itachi wouldn't be the only one with the Sharingan.

[Luigifamous]

he wanted him to get stronger, and he said it was a waste of time to kill him anyway

[Haine Rammsteiner]

He's not going to fight a weakling like his little brother. v_v;

[GoddessDemonica]

here is the reason that sasuke wasnt killed by Itachi:

Itachi pretended to be the brother that sasuke thought he was so that he could test sasuke. he found that sasuke could be strong enough to obtain and master the mengekyou sharingan. he simply wants to test the ability of his own strength. itachi is symply a psychopathic man who wants to know ultimate power.

[naotavespaboy]

I agree with Goddess demonica. Plus Itachi probably thought it would be fun to play around with Sasuke after all psychopaths have a strange idea of what is fun.

[Misaki_Cross]

He love his brother... My opinion...

[GoddessDemonica]

itachi did say so himself to sasuke as he was leaving konoha after the masacre. he told sasuke to hate him and want revenge. he just wants to use sasuke for his own purpose.

[naotavespaboy]

Yes Itachi might have known that Sasuke would become very powerful and with Sasukes own unstable personality and lust for power Itachi was probably hoping that Sasuke would track him down and then he could manipulate him.

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

Well i heard some interesting things so i will put a spoiler just in case! Well Itachi needs Sasukes third special ability with Mangenkyu Sharingan the ability to teleport in short distances is what Sasuke mastered.The reason is he needs 3 Uchiha members to release a demon.The 3 of them must have Mangenkyu S. and all of them must come to the place where the demon is sealed and each one of them must use one of M.Sharingans ability.That would be Tobi,Itachi and Sasuke.Since Itachi was really special and strong he believed his brother would be the same so he leaft only him alive and placed the memories of his clan being slaughtered by Itachi so Sasuke would seek him and give his best to master all of his abilitys including M.Sharingan. Well thats what i know.

well......that's kinda interesting to know......;) thanks.........

but maybe that will be kinda weird........cause he can just NOT kill any uchiha and use them as one of the TWO(besides Tobi and Sasuke)....cause i think that itachi would not really wants to risk his life to 'use' tobi for that.......what if tobi refused and ended up in a battle which itachi will have a tough chance to win.......:closedeye

well that's what i thought at least.........i don't know about yours....

and i don't really think that he wants sasuke to be his strong 'sharingan' opponent.......he can just go and battle with tobi if he wants to........ i guess that's why he's battling with sasuke right now... cause he's not the only one with sharingan that he could battle right now....

so i think that theory to reserve 3 sharingans make more sense to me.....:closedeye

PS-but don't kill me if you thought f the other way round....

[Luigifamous]

Sasuke his brother, thats why i think he didnt kill him

[Twig Ee]

He probab;y is waiting until sasuke is stronger and wants a good fight

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

He probab;y is waiting until sasuke is stronger and wants a good fight

he can just pick up a fight with any ninja of sasuke's level that time......take jiraiya, deidara or even kakashi for instance.....maybe suigetsu too.....or even tobi......

why sasuke???

[GoddessDemonica]

because, he believes that only sasuke can unlock the form of the mengekyou like itachi did. itachi wants to battle him to see if he is a super powerful ninja.

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

because, he believes that only sasuke can unlock the form of the mengekyou like itachi did. itachi wants to battle him to see if he is a super powerful ninja.

based on the recent chapter i have to say that it is because itachi wanted 3 peoples who can use mangekyou sharingan...and sasuke is one of the three......

but i still do not understand why he thinks that only sasuke can grab hold of mangekyou sharingan-because he appears to be quite a weakling during his young days...it is just because his determination that enables him to use great jutsus...

hmm...maybe it is because of sasuke's determination that attract itachi....so he decided to drive his determination to the fullest with sasuke's hate towards him......

however that is just my guess to itachi's motive...

[~*Nikki*~]

Ya know what, I've always thought about this question and i haven't actually came up with a good explination for that. In any case I guess he pittied Sasuke's weakness and spared him or maybe he wanted to see if he could be stopped by any Uchiha in the near future so he left that up to Sasuke who'd he thought would ultimantly get stronger from hatred.

[Assassin of Konoha]

I agree, he didn't kill Sasuke cuz Sasuke was too weak, but had the most potential to stop him. He views Sasuke as the only worthy opponent for him, but he had to make Sasuke stronger

[Chuck the Ninja]

Maybe just maybe their is a greater power that can be obtained by killing someone that has a Mangakyo (Spelled it wrong sorry) Sharingan. I'm just saying. This man truly sees himself as the best and to me he is. Even if i believe the Sharingan itself is a cheating Jutsu.

Thats why i believe they had Them all killed off. Because if you think about it having all those people using the sharingan would had easily made The leaf village unstoppable. Do you think anyone would attack a village full of Sharingan wielders. NO NO NO NO. That is dumb. It would throw the story off balance. that's what i think.

[Brewmaster]

well......that's kinda interesting to know......;) thanks.........

but maybe that will be kinda weird........cause he can just NOT kill any uchiha and use them as one of the TWO(besides Tobi and Sasuke)....cause i think that itachi would not really wants to risk his life to 'use' tobi for that.......what if tobi refused and ended up in a battle which itachi will have a tough chance to win.......:closedeye

well that's what i thought at least.........i don't know about yours....

and i don't really think that he wants sasuke to be his strong 'sharingan' opponent.......he can just go and battle with tobi if he wants to........ i guess that's why he's battling with sasuke right now... cause he's not the only one with sharingan that he could battle right now....

so i think that theory to reserve 3 sharingans make more sense to me.....:closedeye

PS-but don't kill me if you thought f the other way round....Yeah i know its all quite complicated and confusing!Well yeah the thing with Tobi why would he cooperate is a good question.I guess he doesnt need them to cooperate just use those justu in that place and it will happen but im not sure.Oh yeah of course i aint gona kill you we all have our thoughts!

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

Maybe just maybe their is a greater power that can be obtained by killing someone that has a Mangakyo (Spelled it wrong sorry) Sharingan. I'm just saying. This man truly sees himself as the best and to me he is. Even if i believe the Sharingan itself is a cheating Jutsu.

Thats why i believe they had Them all killed off. Because if you think about it having all those people using the sharingan would had easily made The leaf village unstoppable. Do you think anyone would attack a village full of Sharingan wielders. NO NO NO NO. That is dumb. It would throw the story off balance. that's what i think.

yeah.....quite a good point there....if Itachi left a person who can use mangekyou sharingan in the past ALIVE, the person might just became stronger than he himself and might had just kill Itachi...

so maybe he killed all the Mangekyou Sharingan users and leave a weaker one BUT with a high potential to obtain Mangekyou Sharingan-that is Sasuke-so that he would not risk his own life as a bet; in order to gather the 3 Mangekyou Sharingan users...


well.............however.....we still have to wait for the later chapters to know what will happen when Itachi succeeded to gather the 3 Mangekyou Sharingan users......

[Kur05ak1]

isnt it the last chapter of manga itachi versus sasuke already? but we dont know who win yet but itachi dont wanna kill sasuke maybe bcoz he love his brother? :D

[Chuck the Ninja]

Ok ok ok. Fill of in on everything in the manga. I have never read it and never will because i can't find it where i live. So fill me in. Everything on Itachi. Everything on Sasuke. Everything about the three Sharingan users.

[Assassin of Konoha]

yes, but lets be smart people, lets use poiler fonts so that it doesn't ruin it for everybody.

[TheAsterisk!]

Nobody's gotten the pun in my first post yet, huh? That's just sad...
The reason Itachi doesn't kill Sasuke yet is because he is a villain, and like all good villains, he will needlessly postpone (and, later, prolong) the deaths of his enemies so that they may defeat him. To simply kill Sasuke as he is now would be kind of like refusing a prisoner his/her last meal prior to the gallows; it would take a lot of the sport out of it.
He also restrains himself for the time being so that Naruto (the series, you twit!) may continue it's profitable enterprises, profit also being of interest to any villains worthy of his own existence.

[Andy-X]

It could mean that he loves his brother.But,my guess would be...that Itachi is a cowerd for Sasuke.Cause hes to afrade to tell him more about his power,cause if he tells him mabye even more,Itachi might lose his life or it was planed from the very begening.I think thats why Itachi could not kill Sasuke.

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

It could mean that he loves his brother.But,my guess would be...that Itachi is a cowerd for Sasuke.Cause hes to afrade to tell him more about his power,cause if he tells him mabye even more,Itachi might lose his life or it was planed from the very begening.I think thats why Itachi could not kill Sasuke.

then Itachi might have just killed Sasuke without telling him anything about his 'powers' at all.................:closedeye

Nobody's gotten the pun in my first post yet, huh? That's just sad...
The reason Itachi doesn't kill Sasuke yet is because he is a villain, and like all good villains, he will needlessly postpone (and, later, prolong) the deaths of his enemies so that they may defeat him. To simply kill Sasuke as he is now would be kind of like refusing a prisoner his/her last meal prior to the gallows; it would take a lot of the sport out of it.
He also restrains himself for the time being so that Naruto (the series, you twit!) may continue it's profitable enterprises, profit also being of interest to any villains worthy of his own existence.

..........well.................i didn't quite get your pun,then.......sorry.....

anyway...............whatever you comment there, might have just been what Masashi Kishimoto-san had n his mind..........;)

it's just that Itachi might just have more motives up his 'evil' sleeves for keeping Sasuke alive.............:)

[Gaara's True Girlfriend]

hmmmmm, well, I don't think he didn't kill Sasuke cuz he loved him, but I do think that part of it was that Sasuke was too weak. He knew how much Sasuke looked up to him, so by getting Sasuke to hate him, Sasuke would be willing to do anything to get power, and Itachi wanted to test his powers on the strongest Uchiha, and Sasuke showed the most promise. Itachi wanted Sasuke to grow stronger, so that he would have a worthy opponent who could use sharingan. I think it was all for Itachis' gain in the end, but that is just what I think.

[blackrosetwilight]

I think Itachi wants Sasuke's eye's, since the countinous mengekyou use of it causes the user to go blind and from other sources I heard if you take your younger brothers sharingan you can become immortal and surpass the limits of the sharingan or something like that not sure though.

[Assassin of Konoha]

Id on't know about that, I haven't heard that, where did year it?

[meevz]

I think it's cause Itachi tottaly wanted to get at sasuke ;3 He likes yaoi xD

[blackrosetwilight]

Id on't know about that, I haven't heard that, where did year it?

dont remember I was just surfing around and found it and I think Madara did the same thing too taking his younger brothers eyes

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

YUP YUP!!!!!!!!!!

everything said by blackrosetwiight is ABSOLUTELY true!!!!!!!!!

it is based on the newest chapter-chapter386.......;)

and blackrosetwilight....you might wanna put the spoiler tag for the others......

yeah......itachi wanted to have sasuke's mangekyou sharingan so that even though he use mangekyou sharingan.........he will not turn blind.......(that's the catch for using mangekyou sharingan)........itachi is just using sasuke as a SPARE!!!!!!!!!!:D -which means itachi will kill him someday.....muahahaha.......die sasuke!!!!

PS-sorry.....i hate sasuke........don't kill me for that.........;) :p

[blackrosetwilight]

YUP YUP!!!!!!!!!!

everything said by blackrosetwiight is ABSOLUTELY true!!!!!!!!!

it is based on the newest chapter-chapter386.......;)

and blackrosetwilight....you might wanna put the spoiler tag for the others......


PS-sorry.....i hate sasuke........don't kill me for that.........;) :p

My bad thought is was only a rumor from those super hard core naruto fans

[HeartlessDemon]

maybe he wanted sasuke to join the evil side by making sasuke hate him

[Souhi]

My bad thought is was only a rumor from those super hard core naruto fans

Nope. It was all revealed in chapter 386.

The more one uses the Mangekyou Sharingan, the quicker they lose their sight, and "fall into the darkness". To avoid that, Madara plucked both eyes from his brother and was able to not only keep the Mangekyou without ill effects, but apparently unlocked some new power behind the eyes.

Itachi kept Sasuke alive in order to do the same, He wishes to be free from the "clan's wretched destiny". It all came down to that.

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

Nope. It was all revealed in chapter 386.

The more one uses the Mangekyou Sharingan, the quicker they lose their sight, and "fall into the darkness". To avoid that, Madara plucked both eyes from his brother and was able to not only keep the Mangekyou without ill effects, but apparently unlocked some new power behind the eyes.

Itachi kept Sasuke alive in order to do the same, He wishes to be free from the "clan's wretched destiny". It all came down to that.


yup....that's what i read,too.....;)

[naotavespaboy]

Wow thats convienient for Itachi. He must have had some foresight that Sasuke would attain Mangekyou Sharingan too.

[shirogane_hitsugaya]

Wow thats convienient for Itachi. He must have had some foresight that Sasuke would attain Mangekyou Sharingan too.

i won't say he had a foresight......but i will put it like this-he belief in sasuke......

like what your sig says....;)

[Midnight~sayasha]

chapter 388 shows you what itachi wants, though it confused me at first. i won't say anymore cuz i don't know how to work the spoiler tags..

[Young Attack]

initially i thought he wants someone in his clan to witness what he did and to be proud of his power...then another thought i came up with is that ha loves his brother,sasuke....but i don't really think he's THAT type of person...hmmm...
what do you think???


:laugh: Because I Dont Know !!!!:laugh:

[neru]

finally the reason is revealed... he(itachi) want sasuke sharingan with full of revenge...

[Andy-X]

now it makes sense.

[Meyrin]

Itachi is going blind cause of the Mangekyo Sharingan and he can avoid blindness if he takes a sibling's eyes.That's why he wants Sasuke to have the
Mangekyo Sharingan.

[demonplight]

Itachi is going blind cause of the Mangekyo Sharingan and he can avoid blindness if he takes a sibling's eyes.That's why he wants Sasuke to have the
Mangekyo Sharingan.
bingo. I wonder how Sasuke will beat him, and what he will do with the new eyes? remember what the fox said?

[hoshima haruna]

i think that all of those theories could be correct but then again itachi when itachi killed the clan he told sasuke "get stronger and come and kill me if you truly hate me come get stronger then come and kill me" so that's what i think but who knows

[LiLi.]

bingo. I wonder how Sasuke will beat him, and what he will do with the new eyes? remember what the fox said?

Ah *taps nose* that is for you to read the manga =]

[blackrosetwilight]

sasuke doenst beat him. Itachi died from one of his own techniques called susanoo

[Itachi,Sasori,Tobi,Kisame]

initially i thought he wants someone in his clan to witness what he did and to be proud of his power...then another thought i came up with is that ha loves his brother,sasuke....but i don't really think he's THAT type of person...hmmm...
what do you think???




He doe's love his brother, but the other resson that he did not kill him is because if he use's the magankio shairgon, the uchihas become blind after awhile, so they need to take some one else's eye's that are from the clan and switch them so they can see again, but there siblings die after that.

[Merodi]

Wow here I was thinking it was something different. Their clan is messed up. =x

[kaori_tenshi]

because...itachi secretly has a deep burning forbidden love for sasuke and wants him..in the bed.

JUST KIDDING. -shot-

Umm...maybe he didn't have the will to do so? Not sure... .___.

[romy808]

Well i heard some interesting things so i will put a spoiler just in case! Well Itachi needs Sasukes third special ability with Mangenkyu Sharingan the ability to teleport in short distances is what Sasuke mastered.The reason is he needs 3 Uchiha members to release a demon.The 3 of them must have Mangenkyu S. and all of them must come to the place where the demon is sealed and each one of them must use one of M.Sharingans ability.That would be Tobi,Itachi and Sasuke.Since Itachi was really special and strong he believed his brother would be the same so he leaft only him alive and placed the memories of his clan being slaughtered by Itachi so Sasuke would seek him and give his best to master all of his abilitys including M.Sharingan. Well thats what i know.

I agree with the Eternal one. He needs Sasuke to get the M. Sharingan some other way, that's why he didn't kill him. The unsealing of this demon will "open up a new can of whoop___!"

[Gaara's True Girlfriend]

I wish they would just go at it and kill each other. While I like Itachi, I loathe Sasuke with a passion

[Gjallarhorn]

I wish they would just go at it and kill each other. While I like Itachi, I loathe Sasuke with a passion

They already have. The ~10 chapter fight just concluded last week in Japan.

[Meyrin]

bingo. I wonder how Sasuke will beat him, and what he will do with the new eyes? remember what the fox said?

What did the fox say?I don't remember.:unsure:

[hammy]

http://static.zooomr.com/images/2828284_cd9575df89_m.jpg
he was refering to Uchiha Madara..

[Gjallarhorn]

http://static.zooomr.com/images/2828284_cd9575df89_m.jpg
he was refering to Uchiha Madara..

He was comparing Sasuke's chakra to that of Uchiha Madara, saying that Sasuke's chakra is as sinister as Madara's, and more so than his own.

[hammy]

yeah, thats right Xero
Here is a link to when Sasuke asks Itachi about Madara and it refers to what the Nine Tailed Fox said about him..

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee269/tetsuo16/05.png

[kairi1001]

i think itachi didn't kill him because he loves him even though he killed his entire clan he still has a soft spot for sasuke.:)

[susanoo]

Itachi want Sasuke eyes to remove blindness from over using amaterasu and tsukiyomi and to receive the final sharingan new techniques.

[Mayonnaise]

Werent u paying attention when Sasuke and Naruto were fighting? Itachi said that Sasuke isnt worth killing. Idk why he would say that but he just didnt want to kill him

[Gjallarhorn]

Werent u paying attention when Sasuke and Naruto were fighting? Itachi said that Sasuke isnt worth killing. Idk why he would say that but he just didnt want to kill him

He was lying. Read what everyone else has been saying for the last page, because this is a lot more recent than that.

[Tenshi025]

At first, i thought that Itachi loved Sasuke(heh . . .).

I think that Itachi kept Sasuke alive so that he can have Sasuke's eyes, due to the fact that his powers are weakening. Also, Sasuke is one of the people that is able to reach the mangekyo sharingan . . .?

Correct me If I'm wrong. :)

[Gjallarhorn]

At first, i thought that Itachi loved Sasuke(heh . . .).

I think that Itachi kept Sasuke alive so that he can have Sasuke's eyes, due to the fact that his powers are weakening. Also, Sasuke is one of the people that is able to reach the mangekyo sharingan . . .?

Correct me If I'm wrong. :)

Any Uchiha member can get the Mangekyou Sharingan by killing their best friend. And, no, Sasuke does not have the Mangekyou.

[KazuYuki]

Like He said he felt pitty for him...poor sauske




i think he wanted to watch saskue to suffer, for him to think that he wasn't worth killing. yeah that's gonna eat saskue from the inside out

[classicrockfan]

Well, it was uncertian in the past, but he only kept him alive for his eyes.

[EmoAnime23]

If Itatchi had killed Sasuke he might think that killing the village/clan for his gain was usless and so he kept Sasuke alive just to see if Sasuke can avenge his clan and Itatchi will know if killing all the villagers of his clan was neccessary for him to do. IF Sasuke can defeat him... if not then he might go on a killing spree on another village and see who is strongest there. Little does he know what the future plans on for his fate. :3 EmoAnime :3

[Aki_Saku]

Sasuke said in one episode (i forgot which) that he thinks that he did that because he wanted someone to avenge his clan, because of the guilt of killing his family.

[blackrosetwilight]

you guys should really look back a page or two cuz the reasons already been revealed. But hey if guys still feel like you need to speculate about please do many of them are pretty intresting.Or PM me and I'll send you a link to find the manga.

[animegirl2365]

I think deep,deep,deep, down inside Itachi's
cold heart he has love for Sasuke.:)

[vane]

I used to think Itachi was a good guy that wanted to beat Madara but knew he couldnt so he joined him to one day find a way to beat him. He found out that the only way he could get stronger after that was to obtain the EMS and surpass Madara and take revenge on Madara for making him turn against his village. But I doubt it. Only a thoght.lol.

[TsuchiKin/Tayuya]

:banghead: Maybe because he wanted someone from his clan to fear him(Itachi:FEAR ME!!!)or to challenge him.:closedeye :oy: :duel:

[The Monarch]

Because Itachi loves Sasuke!

♥

[talksasuke]

maybe he didn't want to kill him because it's his brother and he still love him.

[Tifa Strifeheart]

Someone once told me that he killed off his clan to test his strength. If that is the reason then maybe he left Sasuke alive to really find out. Let me explain.

Maybe he figured by leving Saskue alive - someone who loved and trusted him so much - and someone ss young (he still had time to grow) he knew that Saskue would grow as strong as he possibly could to defeat him. Saskue would then be like the strongest Uchia (did I spell that right) and then he could truly find out how strong he was...

Hey if it doesn't make sense tell me... I'll try again.

[AnkoMitarashi]

Uh,maybe because somewhere deep down Itachi has some brotherly love for Sasuke and it was shown when he let him live before he died.(?)

[gangman5]

i think it had something to do with the fact that he wanted to protect sasuke from the clan or something across those lines

[mitoko.u]

it's because itachi wanted to use sasuke in some big plan of his.
it's not protecting sasuke because how are you protecting some one by destroying his life? it dosen't make sence.
and why did he tell sasuke to kill his best friend if itachi can transfere his MS to him? itachi is using sasuke not protecting him.

[gangman5]

but itachi could have killed the clan to protect him from something they where planning.
he probably wanted sasuke to get the MS so he could protect himself
and after he died, why would itachi transfer his powers to him unless he knew sasuke had a purpose?
although i see why you believe that he's using him, i still think that he was protecting him

[sensei-zeb]

After all of the hatred toward Itachi, Sasuke realises that he was trying to protect him.

[Digital Dragon]

The Uchiha clan has a history of those who have wanted more powerful Sharingan through the use of bloodshed. Making Itachi's motives more than that does not really fit in with the story. If he did wind up transferring his powers to Sasuke, I would think it was in a moment of remorse to make up for past deeds done to his little brother who he obviously loved.

[mitoko.u]

but itachi could have killed the clan to protect him from something they where planning.
he probably wanted sasuke to get the MS so he could protect himself
and after he died, why would itachi transfer his powers to him unless he knew sasuke had a purpose?
although i see why you believe that he's using him, i still think that he was protecting him


itachi IF he was trying to protect sasuke he has done the exact oppiset. he totured his brother mentaly emotionaly and phisicaly. made him see the deaths of at least 100 people who were his world (the clan) then he told him to kill for power?! and after five years just when sasuke was finaly starting to forget about reveng and have new friends itachi appear again to ruien everything. using tsukuyomi for the second time , breaking his arms and ribs , putting him in a coma that could have killed him. what kind of protecting is that?!
this is torture! it's not motivation! do you really think that sasuke would need torture to develope?! sasuke was competitive since he was a child. he had that will to prove himself he didn't need all that crulety just for
motivation!
don't you think that if sasuke some how knew that his brother is in danger and his clan was killed by only madara and he (sasuke) is the only one that can help him, don't you think that sasuke would have practiced double as he did when was thinking he will kill him?!
is there a bigger motivation than saving the only person who left of your family?
I bet sasuke would have turned much stronger that way. insted of torturing him.

acording to the manga kishimoto is presenting to us that shinobi=tool is a wrong idea and it only leads to worse results since you are raising a killer. how could itachi know that after all that, sasuke will not just snap and turn to a crazy killing machine? at that point I can hardly blame him if he did. or sasuke may kill himself. the whole thing is just wrong ! you can't make a wrong sitiuation good with wrong methodes! it's only going to lead to other tragedies . when you are raising a killer you are no better than the people you are trying to destroy. you are both the same.

so now itachi couldn't do a thing to madara. itachi almost killed sasuke with amaterasu and said that he is the one distened to kill madara and told sasuke that he will take his eyes then he spoke like some drunken man my eyes ... my eyes.. how could all that be acting?

if itachi was my brother and he made me go throuhg all of that just to tell me he wanted to protect me I would have gone to his grave and shouted at him that I would have preferd death than that kind of protecting. then I may even kill myself.

[aure009]

hmmmmm...as mentioned though by madara in chapter 397

itachi intende to protect sasuke even from the start....and madar was the one who helped him,

what madara said...


"you need to know about him(itachi).... this man who risked everything to protect the shinobi world.... the leaf village.... and most of all, his little brother"


so in that case,
is it possible for itachi to be the good guy....?:closedeye

[Sword]

hmmmmm...as mentioned though by madara in chapter 397

itachi intende to protect sasuke even from the start....and madar was the one who helped him,

what madara said...


"you need to know about him(itachi).... this man who risked everything to protect the shinobi world.... the leaf village.... and most of all, his little brother"


so in that case,
is it possible for itachi to be the good guy....?:closedeye
Y'know there's a section for the Manga. You're spoiling it those who haven't read it. Use spoiler tags.

[Haipa-chan]

I think it's so he doesn't have to live with the guilt of murdering an entire clan. Itachi sux! -/_\- :mad:

[chuunin7]

initially i thought he wants someone in his clan to witness what he did and to be proud of his power...then another thought i came up with is that ha loves his brother,sasuke....but i don't really think he's THAT type of person...hmmm...
what do you think???


He do love Sasuke.. That's why he didn't kill Sasuke.. Sasuke life is more important than Konoha Village for Itachi.. Isn't it beautiful.. A love to his little brother has to be retuned by a revenge.. T_T even until the end Itachi still protecting his little brother.. He even give some of his power to Naruto in order to save his little brother from Tobi.. X3

[SSDynamite]

i think he kept him alive because he wanted a challenge, because he can't fight himself he left sasuke alive so he could grow up and become as close to itachi's strength as he can and then see if he can beat him.

[Miz]

i think he kept him alive because he wanted a challenge, because he can't fight himself he left sasuke alive so he could grow up and become as close to itachi's strength as he can and then see if he can beat him.

Yea that's what I also thought happened, also it looked like when Itachi and saskue were younger, Itachi played with saskue more than any other person in the uchiha clan but maybe deep down Itachi felt bad for saskue and just could not kill his brother.

[sasuke_cat]

itachi could kill him anytime but he wants a fight and not just an easy kill or maybe he just wants him to join his side if he could get sasuke to do that

[firestyle:fire flame]

i think it because he wants sasuke to suffer instead of just killing him

[firestyle:fire flame]

I think deep,deep,deep, down inside Itachi's
cold heart he has love for Sasuke.:)

yea right. then why does he try to KILL HIM?:closedeye

[Lord Tsukuyomi]

Itachi knows Sasuke has the potential to be a strong ninja, he let Sasuke live because Itachi wants a fellow clan member (and brother) to train and become stronger so that Sasuke can avenge the clan and surpass his brother in strength

[Kakashi010203]

i think madara said something about he couldnt pull himself to. and that he needed to make him strong to survive. idk. my brother was born the same day as sasuke!

[chuunin7]

Why? It's so easy to answer.. It is because Itashi love Sasuke so much.

Even when he had to choose to sacrifice his village or his family, he choose to kill his family except Sasuke.. Sasuke's live is weighned more than a village or his family..

And, the reason that Itachi always try to kill Sasuke is :

to make Sasuke even stronger. He make himself as a target to surpass in order to make Sasuke stronger so Sasuke can survive in Shinobi world which is so cruel and hard..

So sweet~ >,<

[Sanosuke X]

I think Itachi was forced to kill his family by some outside force (Don't know what), and he in his guilt over what he had done he decided to leave Suske alive. I think he wants Suske to be strong enough to avenge the clan, and strong enough for Itachi to die an "honorable death" at the hands of a stronger opponent. He wants Suske to be the one to make him pay for what he had done.

I just made that up...and its my opinion.