Do you guys think that Sasuke should have died at the end as a punishment for his crimes, or do you think he should have survived in order to repent?
Sasuke should have been put down like Old Yeller. Honestly that's how the entire tale should have ended, and how it was heading once until the whole "Land of Iron" bs.
But Sasuke is an Uchiha he can't be "Evil" he's to "pure". This story should have been about Naruto learning what it actually meant to become a Hokage like figure, a man who puts the needs and desires of his village even above his own personal feelings. His father sacrificed himself, his wife, and put a monster inside his child in order to bring peace to the village. Naruto fainted and acted like he had a heart attack over the very notion of having to kill Sasuke if it came to that.
Which it should have. Sasuke has no reason to want to return to the village like nothing has happened. He showed no love of anyone there after he left, and he attempted to kill and mentally tortured the woman he supposedly "loved", well also trying to kill the man who he supposedly considered to be just like his brother Itachi (that stupid scene alone makes you realize how stupid this story became in the end). But since Sasuke couldn't punch Naruto hard enough to kill him he had to "submit", and we then learn that his "true" character was never really shown. Surprise he always loved Sakura! Surprise he thought Naruto was better then him, and Naruto reminded him of Itachi! Surprise he never really hated the village! The Uchiha just love people to much!
For this story to have been done right, Sasuke should have fallen completely to his selfish want for revenge, to the point where that unhealthy obsession consumed his soul. He was willing to enslave and kill millions who had nothing to do with his families downfall. Naruto should have had to face the reality that the real world and real leadership requires people to stand up for what they know in the heart is true, and the conflict should have come from these two men and their conflicting views of life and humanity.
Instead we got two guys who really love each other and just can't bring themselves to kill the other one off... oh and yeah "peace" was obtained by another bad guy who got the nations of the known world to align against him... cause we all know world history has shown that once nations become allies together they never turn against each other.
Oh but don't worry in the end Sakura and Hinata got the kitten they were always suppose to according to Kishimoto aka "Japan's Shakespeare". So yeah great story Kisimoto!!!