I think Sasuke is the example of the one who just doesn't make it. Gaara and Naruto manage to muddle through, but somehow I don't think that Sasuke will.

I'm seriously beginning to wonder. I don't think Sasuke's story has to end tragically--not yet--but if it does, nobody can say that it wasn't laid out well in advance.

These people, they all need therapy. It's not quite as bad as Neon Genesis "no one in this show will ever make a meaningful connection with another human being" Evangelion, but sometimes I'm amazed at how much rope they give the kids to hang themselves. And no one ever tells the genins anything.