@Geg:
Really thinking about it now, all things considered, Itachi's reason isn't really that bad considering the alternatives that have been speculated on.
Yeah the alternatives were shit, but they consisted of fanboy made alternatives based on all kinds of shounen cliches. If you really think about it though what Itachi did was pretty illogical. If he really saw the writing on the wall concerning the uber-sharingan before he slaughtered his village, it would have been easier to stick by Sasuke and knock him off when he least expected it. From the way the spoiler sounded that's exactly what Madara did with his transplant victim.
And I just have to wonder if that's it for Itachi. I mean if the whole motivation for his existance was not to go blind then you've made an already shallow character even shallower.
@Geg:
And Naruto hasn't had a popularity thread in like 2 years. I think maybe they didn't want to do another after Naruto got 4th.
I think he'd barely make the top ten to be honest. If it's done with recent events Sasuke and Itachi will probably hold the top two with Tobi/Madara at number three. Then you have Deidra. Iruka will be on there for reasons beyond my comprehension, Kakashi too just to complete that gay couple. Team Snake will probably get on by direct association with Sasuke which only leaves a few spots for the main character of a series named after him.
All I know is that Zetsu won't be on it, and that's a damn shame.