After Sasuke defeats and absorbs Orochimaru and then later defeats his brother, Itachi.

In the sequel series, Sasuke is a "Shadow Kage" who protects Konoha from the outside.

His unique visual prowess allows him to track dimensional anomalies and Otsutsuki activity that other ninjas cannot detect. Are you currently watching for the first time, or

In the latest manga chapters and the upcoming anime adaptation of Two Blue Vortex , Sasuke’s status is more precarious.

If someone asks, "When does Sasuke come back to the village for good?" — the answer is the final arc of Shippuden , after his fight with Naruto. Anything before that is just a hostile visit.

He officially decides to join the Allied Shinobi Forces to protect the Hidden Leaf in Episode 372 .