Twentieth Hokage ☼ [Accidental Voice/Action]
[All Naruto wanted to do when he got home was to fall into bed and pass out. He had his midnight snack already (sort of), and was already in his pajamas with his sleeping cap on. As he was getting ready to fall asleep after crawling into bed, he could have sworn he heard something. Something like... a monster? Under his bed.
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Was it something with Madara? No, Madara wouldn't hand him over to Konoha, not when he wanted at least some of the same things he did. Konoha couldn't stop Madara either, so it was unlikely someone found his base and kidnapped him. It was even more unlikely that that person was Naruto.
... another village? But why would those villagers bring him to Naruto? ] You don't know? [ Sasuke attempted to look around himself, though it did little good. Between his blurry, unfocused vision and the darkness he couldn't make out much of anything. Maybe another village had brought Naruto to him instead. Were they hoping he'd save them, somehow? Something felt... odd about all this.
He had to leave, much as he hated "running" from Naruto twice. He didn't have the energy to kill...
... kill? Hadn't he killed Naruto before? Come to think of it, he had, hadn't he? It was a long time ago, months in fact. Back in that place. What was its name again?
Luceti. ... Luceti. Oh, everything made so much sense now. It was laughable. In fact, he started chuckling over it. lololol lawls not featured in icon ]
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That's the opposite of what Naruto wanted-- No. What he needed.
Based on how his last few dealings with Sasuke ended up, including back home, and even if it was months ago, Naruto knew how he needed to respond. He needed to stay firm if he wanted to get through to him, and he needed to be straightforward.]
Wh-What's so funny!? [... if only he accomplished it. That chuckling really caught him off-guard.
Did he already lose his chance?]
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Hearing the voice come from the journal, Sasuke walked over to it and picked it up.
He remembered this voice. If he wasn't mistaken, this was "Ted".
One of his old, foolish bonds; even though he had never quite recognized it as that. ] You. [ And now to answer the journal. ]
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...
It recorded that, didn't it.]
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Or he'd lose the chance again.] I'm not gonna let you leave here, Sasuke.
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He expected that, at this point. Naruto's tricks had failed so all he had to do now was rely on his "heart". On "friendship." All Naruto did was hope for change and try to force it, but it was too late. Hell, it had been too late three years ago too.
Sasuke slammed the journal shut. Before talking to Ted, or bothering with Luceti, he had to shut Naruto up. He'd done it here once, so what if he didn't have the energy? Killing Naruto would be... satisfying, this time. ] You're an idiot, as always. What's the last thing you remember?
Something dated, if I remember right. I believe it was before Pain attacked Konoha? [ He threw the journal back to the ground and turned his full attention to Naruto. ] And something dealing with Toads.
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Naruto began to position himself in front of the door to his bedroom, looking at Sasuke with a firm expression. He wasn't going to back down. Even if the mention of Pain attacking Konoha and a dated point of time began to hurt a little.
Was he really that far behind? So far behind that he couldn't be there to help everyone when they needed it? Why hasn't he been sent home yet!?]
Yeah, that's right. But that doesn't matter right now!
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Naruto was trying to stop him.
Well, he had resolved to kill Naruto here anyway. ... oh wait yeah low chakra. Man he keeps changing his mind about this. ] And that's why I called you an idiot.
[ Stepping over toward that dooorrr. ]
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I wasn't kidding about what I said, Sasuke. I'm not letting you leave.
[From the sounds of it, they were from different points in time. Again. And not just that, but... it was further than ever. If Naruto couldn't convince him of anything, he could settle for working towards it.]
I just... I just want to talk.
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What makes you think you have a choice in any of this? [ ... ] I don't have anything to say to you. Move!
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I'm not moving 'till you answer some questions. [And without even waiting:] You tell me the last thing you remember.
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How badly do you want to know? [ Sasuke's smiling. It's a sickening expression. ]
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Just tell me.
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I got it. [ Dramatic pause, since he knows Naruto hasn't a clue what he's talking about, and he also knows that he's told Naruto something similar once before. ] I finally got it, after years of waiting; the first step of Itachi's revenge! [ Insert a gesture here, mostly because he was gesturing in that scene. Why? Dude, no idea. I just follow the manga. ]
It wasn't the village, of course Konoha itself shall be the last to fall, but it was satisfying nonetheless. [ He makes a fist, and he's oh-so-pleased with himself. ] Do you want to guess who it was that I killed?
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I'm not guessing anything. [It couldn't be anyone he knew. It just couldn't. Through gritted teeth:] Just tell me.
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No.
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