Defeating Sasuke’s ideology Naruto 693 and kicking his butt, and showing great resolve is what I’m talking about. Not simply a physical ass whooping on its own as I think that would be pointless.
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It’s a shame Kishi didn’t go around it differently from the start, naming the manga different and opting for 2 main characters instead of one (and making Sasuke less obnoxious and more relatable).
If the manga wasn’t called Naruto, this last fight with conflicting ideologies would actually have some suspense.
Sasuke could still be redeemed if his real desire is to finish his cursed bloodline by getting killed by Naruto. Any idiot would realize that this world would have been a lot better if it weren’t for Uchiha plotting. He wants one last match against his rival and he’s playing the bad guy so that Naruto fight seriously.
That would make sense given the circumstance and how dumb Sasuke’s decision sounds, but Kishi’s writing quality has been varying so much… I just don’t know.
One can only wish.