Too many questions. Not nearly as many answers as would be useful.
Fewer still the commonality willing to excavate those answers.
Perhaps fear of the repercussions has backed us all into the corner?
[PRIVATE TO KISAME]
How are you faring so far?
I should have made it a priority sooner to enforce my contact with you.
[/KISAME]
[PRIVATE TO SAKURA]
It seems I owe additional thanks to you and what you did for me.
It helped more than I am at liberty to say, and even though the effects are now wearing away, you still have my gratitude.
[/SAKURA]
[PRIVATE]
The Crimson King.
It was, perhaps, unwise to have rejected his offer. There is no reason to believe his threats are idle, but there is also no use in negating the effort I have put forth thus far in opposing him.
Aaron and Sasuke both... does he think I have forgotten his words previous? He won't stop. He has no desire to, and I won't be fool enough to believe that will ever change unless he is brought down. He will take them given the chance. The only way for me to prevent this is to keep watch from afar, to broaden my horizon, my viewpoint.
Things will only become more difficult from now on.
[/PRIVATE]
Maybe time will tell... but we're running out of time.