Sasuke Uchiha: Trauma, Revenge, Redemption

The Uchiha massacre alone is enough to break anyone. Sasuke doesn’t just lose his family—he

watches his brother murder them, is forced to relive it through genjutsu, and then gets told,

“Hate me, get stronger, and kill me someday.” That’s not a coping mechanism; that’s

a curse. So when people act shocked that Sasuke grows up emotionally closed off,

power-obsessed, and terrible at communicating, it’s like… yeah. Of course he does.

He’s running on unresolved trauma and spite. Early Sasuke is compelling because

he does care. He just doesn’t know how to show it without feeling weak.

He protects Naruto, risks his life for Sakura, and wants to be seen as more than