[[ RE: A post I saw today:
It’s not that Sasuke feels Orochimaru’s hideouts are “home,” it’s that he has literally nothing to fear from Orochimaru and can call the shots as he pleases, so he has no reason to be wary/on guard/careful/what have you while walking into the base.
To say that Sasuke considered a place like that home is just…it’s off, and wrong. It was not a place of comfort and safety. It was somewhere to stay to train and get stronger to defeat Itachi, not to relax.
Keep in mind Sasuke is also the same person who walked into Orochimaru’s base, demanded info on the Chinoike, and then told Orochimaru to hurry up.
It’s not at all about ~homeliness~, it’s about knowing he’s the strongest person there and he will get what he wants. ]]