I Want to Believe That Sasuke Could Be A Hero, but.......

[BeastMode]

I think that Sasuke is an amazing character. He is the perfect character full of twists and turns. While many people can't stand him, you can NOT deny that he is a fantastic character.

I can definitely see Sasuke becoming a hero, either as a sacrifice or a Deus ex machina (That's a technical term for a last minute save that could be predicted but was not hinted at.) But as much as I want that to happen and believe it would happen, Kishimoto himself has hinted at him that Sasuke will be the final villian.

Here is the interview:

Jump festa Kishimoto interview 2010:
Kishimoto: Sasuke's becoming more and more evil, and him fighting with Naruto will probably be the last event

Jump festa 2012 Kishimoto interview:
Question: What is going to happen to Sasuke next year?

Kishimoto: There is still much story behind Sasuke. His appearance will be more frequent next year.
....
Question: Has it been fixed from the start that Sasuke should leave the village to be what he is now? 

Kishimoto: “Yes its from the start. There were the same old stories in which an enemy turns to a friend and I wanted to write a story where an once friend becomes an enemy.”

Resources:
1. www.naruto.viz.com
2. www.saiyinisland.com
3. www.welikenaruto.com

So, ultimately, maybe Sasuke will be a "Hero" in some way, shape, or form. But I do not believe that it will be anytime soon but rather when he becomes much more evil. Everybody loves a redemption story, and as evil and deranged as Sasuke is, if he somehow turned good again, would it truly be a big redemption? He hasn't done a whole lot of evil....yet. Something major is going to happen to have the entirety of the shinobi alliance hate him.

Anyways, thoughts?

[Forget Me Not]

I don't really trust these "interviews" for the most part. Not particularly reliable. Kishi is full of surprises, you never know. He could just be telling you that to build up suspense and mislead others.

I also don't really see Sasuke being the final villain, lol. Maybe the final battle, but I doubt he'd be a villain. His current outlook on things looks like its changing rapidly. He might be more of a neutral stance character - as in not really good, but not necessarily evil either.

Don't really know but we'll find out eventually. Personally I hope Sasuke will live as a hero, or die as one. But for him to live or die as a villain would just suck for Sasuke (and the plot of course).

[metallica9565]

he's a traitorous jackass, but I guarantee he will do some good in the end! if he didn't and stayed completely cold and full of hatred, pretty much the entire manga would be a waste of Naruto and his teammates' time

[repulse]

Completely agree with the character bit.

[Dubbuoo]

either way i don't see much change even if he enters the battlefield on the good side

[Forget Me Not]

either way i don't see much change even if he enters the battlefield on the good side

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Nice joke.

[SasukeTheViper EMS]

Although his actions might be rendered "selfish" or "evil" for the most part..
I honestly do not see Sasuke as a villain; he is more of an anti-hero. and he is one of those characters that are in the Grey area (so-to-speak), and he is easily affected by the events surrounding him.

so, if Sasuke does arrive on the current scene; he will most likely antagonize Madara and Obito, but for his own reasons..

[Jellal Fernandes]

Yes he is going to be a hero..The kind that doesn't like to share his meat :D

[superfuzzyllama]

Although his actions might be rendered "selfish" or "evil" for the most part..
I honestly do not see Sasuke as a villain; he is more of an anti-hero. and he is one of those characters that are in the Grey area (so-to-speak), and he is easily affected by the events surrounding him.

so, if Sasuke does arrive on the current scene; he will most likely antagonize Madara and Obito, but for his own reasons..

Yeah I can see what you mean by Sasuke being an anti-hero but he'll be seen as a villian by everyone except barring a few. The fact that he is wanting to know everything so that his not banking solely on revenge is a sign that he is wanting to understand the world more so than before, I do not think he really cared for much else other than revenge after he left Konoha.

Sasuke being the final villian fits perfectly with the way things are going, as I see Naruto and Sasuke complete opposites to one another. It'll be interesting to see how he progresses as a character over the upcoming chapters.

[Honord Sage]

If Sasuke kills Team Taka Members to add their powers to His after sensing Naruto's power,He will no longer be seen as a Hero, or Villain but as a Monster The like the Juubi, power and raw emotions.

[sexywave]

nope he be f u all he be an antihero he do whatever he wants.

[Sarahmint]

Sounds like a big contradiction, but I predict Sasuke will be both Hero and final villain.

[Aze]

Sasuke will atleast Redeem the Uchihas name.

Maybe help defeat Obito and Madara but not sure.


The progression on Sasukes side has not gone so far yet to draw any further conclusions.