Some thoughts on early Sasuke
Disclaimer: I'm currently on chuunin exams on Naruto atm
So this might be an unpopular opinion, given how much I've seen everyone dislikes Sasuke outside of shipping, but imo?
In fact, I actually think he's a good kid and a pretty good sport c:
He's a little pompous because everyone and their mother praises the Uchiha clan and he's full of angst (because his entire clan is dead), but he really does just come off as a quiet, sensible kid who's kinda reserved with his emotions.
He's also not that mean to Sakura right now either.
He's extremely disinterested in relationships and doesn't mince words with her, but he genuinely doesn't treat her badly. The only time he's been kinda mean to her is when Sakura started shit talking Naruto for not having any parents, but that was honestly deserved, tbh.
I've also been really enjoying his friendship with Naruto; despite their little spats here and there (usually bc of Naruto's attention-seeking behavior), they really do push each other to do better and it was always a delight to see them working together!
...Too bad he ends up going to the dark side and any positive growth with him will end up getting thrown out the window :(