And finally. It was rubbing me the wrong way, all those ooc moments where he was acting like Team Taka was the new Team 7 and that these people, after his whole speach waaaay back about walking the path alone, are his new bffs and in Karin's case, his new GF. I'm sorry, but that was a huge contradiction to everything in part one. Some SasuKarin fans will say that Sasuke has treated Karin "special" off-screen, and therefore their relationship is deeper, he has feelings for her, despite the fact that it goes against what we know of him as a character. This is the man who left his village, killed his brother, and is now willing to destroy that village regardless of all the people there...
And yet Karin would get special treatment.
This works--this proves the whole "he's in the darkness" actually extends to everyone. So far Team Taka has been cheating; Sasuke realies on no one... But Team Taka. He will destroy anything... But Team Taka. He has no room in his heart for love/would make a bad husband for anyone... But for Karin, who is in team Taka. This has brought me to ease that yes, when Kishi says Sasuke is going downhill into the abyss, it includes those people who had this "off screen, unexplained" relationship with him. Sasuke is willing to destroy anything in his path, and in all honesty if he has spared Karin, a hostage standing in his way of something he seems to have promised his brother, then that's just... It's a cop out.
Bottom line is; I hope this is for rea and the girl is dead. I also hope this is the end to yet another Sasuke fight.
Well said ^^