Quote Originally Posted by poopdeville
Meh, a "crime" Jiraiya did. Jiraiya didn't ask for permission to stay and teach Nagato and the other kids. He just stayed behind, for three years. Sasuke has been gone only slightly longer than Jiraiya was.

And then proceeded to kill one of the Leaf's biggest enemies.

Even that's not really enough to make it on Konoha's hit list.

Sasuke crossed the line when he attacked Killabee, like Sakura and Sai and the Land of Lightning people said. Considering how ruthlessly ANBU Roots and the like fight, it is not implausible that Sasuke is an agent for SOMEBODY in Konoha who could possibly protect him after his mission is over -- like Danzou or Tsunade. (Though as much as I want to think Sasuke a "good guy", or at least on a mission, I know he probably isn't)
Oh yes. Its definitely the same case.

Sasuke went with Konoha's #1 enemy.
Jiraiya went with 3 powerless kids.

Yet Jiraiya did return. And the 3rd probably knew what he was doing and allowed him to stay. Sasuke never told anyone what he was going to do and left with the enemy.

The same case indeed.

So Sasuke should be left off the hook because he killed Orochimaru?

Why not let Itachi off the hook? He killed Orochimaru too. And Uchiha traitors.

According to your words, Zabuza should not be a missing nin, cause he tried to kill a bad kage (Madara?)

If defecting one's village, allying with your worst enemy and almost killing a fellow nin is not worth being on the hit list... why was Itachi in the hit list?

Seriously... what the fuck poop?