Still loving the past conquests getting some screen time, here's hoping that never changes.
Nice to see the Sakura interactions, I find it to be almost as interesting to watch as the Naruto and Ino moments. Feels like I am sometimes reading canon at certain points, though not a total repeat of what happened per say. I especially liked the Manda scene, bringing out more of a focus that Sasuke might not be able to be 'saved' before the confrontation with his brother.
Not sure how Sasuke will be redeemed once he learns about the situation from Tobi, since most like to equate that to when he gets the curse mark. Where he just develops into less of a character, more angst and blind to anything but the easy path to hatred. Makes it hard to see the appeal to seeing Sasuke return to the Leaf village, since he's likely either going to be labeled a criminal when he doesn't return from the Itachi confrontation and works with Tobi, the one who had several fingers in the pies that make up the elemental nations to spike things into motion including the Uchiha's coup.
Even if he did return, he'd still be put in prison or have his chakra bound which I can't imagine him willing to endure from his pride and self-righteous behavior he seems to give off nowadays. Sometimes it really makes me glad he doesn't return after the fight, because I'd be disgusted reading him being hailed a 'hero' to the village and given a slap on the wrist despite his traitorous actions.
Bah, I'm not surprised that you went that route with Karin. Got to deal with her obsession with Sasuke somehow, and that's not unreasonable for someone to picture him putting her under a Genjutsu. He did it to Manda with little care or regard, and he doesn't have much feelings for her like he may for Sakura.
Looking forward to where Karin gets placed in the scheme of things, and I am curious to see if you'll ever address the matter of her being an Uzumaki relation with Naruto.
Reviewing and reading onwards, Titan.