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...Sasuke?

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Is that really you?!

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YOU BASTARD!

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...who else would I be?

What do you want, Naruto?

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SASUKE, WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?!

Do you have any idea how much you put Sakura-chan through?! We thought you-- you--

You came back!!

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...off working towards my goals.

That's no concern of mine.

Yes. Apparently.

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...Like what?

That's what you always say!

...What do you mean?!

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Hn. You call me a friend, and you don't even know that? Pathetic.

And it's always true.

I mean that I've been shown indisputable proof that I was here once before.

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Well-- before you left, Itachi was already here... so I just thought you meant something different.

No, it's not! You promised you'd--

...You don't remember?!

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...he's still alive. He's still himself. I haven't accomplished anything.

Promised I'd what? Help you out of here? Yeah. Sakura told me all about that. There was a caveat, though... that it wouldn't be until AFTER my goal had been accomplished. And it hasn't.

No. I don't.

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But-- What the hell is going on, Sasuke?! You were--- Is that you?!

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...you'll have to be more specific.

I am myself. Who else would I be?

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But-- you're not the same Sasuke from before! What the hell is going on?! Why can't you remember--

I don't understand!

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There's only me, Naruto. I am the only 'me' that has ever existed. Deal with it.

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You don't remember being here before?!

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AND DON'T TELL ME TO DEAL WITH IT! I ALREADY KNOW THERE IS ONE OF YOU!