naruto shippuden sasuke would do anything to have what Sasuke so haphazardly throws away; the respect of the villagers and the love of Haruno Sakura. Sasuke is everything that naruto shippuden sasuke is not; he is handsome, well respected, and intelligent to the point of being a genius, powerful without even lifting a finger. Sasuke is the very image of perfection. But unlike naruto shippuden sasuke, Sasuke is cold, aloof, and uncaring. He is arrogant and too obsessed with the past and the tattered aristocracy of his dead clan. He is single minded, so driven by the thought of revenge that he takes for granted everything he has left. And that is what naruto shippuden sasuke cannot accept. naruto shippuden sasuke cannot understand why Sasuke cannot see what he has right in front of him. naruto shippuden sasuke cannot understand why Sasuke is never contented. As the series progresses, naruto shippuden sasuke becomes stronger and he starts catching up. And this is what Sasuke cannot accept. He cannot understand why someone like naruto shippuden sasuke who was dull and did not have a kekkei genkai could be so strong. He cannot understand why Itachi would be more interested in naruto shippuden sasuke rather than him. Of course, Sasuke did not know about the Kyuubi back then. And so they have a rivalry and it's the age old debate between which would win: power and attitude or power and intelligence.
