[tkdtiger]

Originally Posted by raikage

I was going to say something like this, but with different reasoning:

A cop has to do their beat, has to do paperwork and arraignments and stay overtime to cover parades and festivals.

A vigilante gets to just go out, kick some <posterior>, and leave.

If Sasuke had stayed in Konoha, he would have gotten the opportunity to train -- in between escorting customers, low-level assasinations, guest lectures at the Academy, guard post, etc. etc.

Instead, he went off with a teacher (who is more knowledgeable than just about anyone in the Leaf) and got to devote all his time and strength to training.

Vigilantie isn't that simple. There are legal forms of vigilante. In fact a neighborhood watch is listed as a legal form of vigilante practice.