Sasuke Uchiha (うちはサスケ, Uchiha Sasuke) is
one of the last surviving members of Konohagakure's Uchiha clan and the current
reincarnation of Indra. He became a shinobi so he could someday grow strong
enough to exact revenge against his older brother, Itachi, who had slaughtered
their entire clan. Initially a member of Konoha's Team 7, Sasuke defected from
the village to obtain power from Orochimaru, and later also joined Akatsuki,
becoming an international criminal in the process. He later proves instrumental
in ending the Fourth Shinobi World War in order to achieve his own goal of
revolution, but is finally defeated and redeemed once more by his best friend,
Naruto Uzumaki. He is then officially excused of his crimes because of his
involvement in dispelling the Infinite Tsukuyomi. Years after the Fourth
Shinobi War, he forms his own family with Sakura Haruno.
"Naruto…
I now remember the words you once said to me. That when you're with me, you
finally understand what it's like to have a brother… And when I think of it
that way… That feeling… I finally get it now. I've been traveling around the
world and I seem to recall these memories a lot. We were alone and starved of
love. Kids that lived in a world full of hate. And from that point on, we went
our separate ways… and fought. But time has passed and now I'm thinking… Could
it be that… just like how the hope and and pain from my father, mother and my
brother, Itachi flowed into me… I'd understand your pain and hopes too, Naruto?
You never abandoned me, no matter what. And you never gave up on me, coming
closer when I pulled away. It wouldn't have surprised me if you hated me, but
you didn't… You kept insisting that we were friends. And even that, I nearly
destroyed. You fought to stop me… to the point you lost an arm. All because you
were my friend. You saved me. The us that quarrelled over the smallest things… are
now able to share the pain in each other's hearts. On my journey around the
world, I noticed… That all these feelings of mine aren't just about us, I'm
sure it's the same for everything else. But… there aren't a lot of people like
you. And things won't go as planned, look at us. It's especially true when it
comes to bigger things. I think it's the same as praying. And until I can do
it, I'll stay strong. The beings that have been entrusted with hope… that's us.
That's what makes us shinobi." - Sasuke Uchiha