[It takes a full minute to piece two and two together and when Iruka finally does, it's like crumpling to the ground. What happened? Why is he so small? Is he alone? Is that some kind of joke?! Hey, that's not funny.
He knows who this is.
There is only one older brother to Sasuke, after all. And because he is a child ...]
How can you be so ignorant of your own village's history?
You Konoha ninja . . .
You fail to understand your village's past.
You fail to acknowledge the truth.
You walk around like ignorant sheep and cattle, chewing the cuds of the present and grazing in comfort, without a thought in your heads about what your own people are responsible for!
And when you are so ignorant of politics and history, one does not expect you can be trusted over anything else.
Ridiculous, then, that your people saw fit to lecture me when you do not even possess a comprehension of your own cultureThe blood of the slaughtered deserves better than your village's continued indifference and stupidity
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[Private to Pain]smiling_uminoNovember 2 2009, 19:28:59 UTC
[So. It's been eating at him. This is not helping matters either.]
To acknowledge truth coming from a wanted traitor? What reason and logic should me and my people believe in when this is coming from the very person who left his village and committed genocide? I do know our history and I do know that Konoha does not stand for such utter nonsense.
Ignorant?
Please.
The blood that has been spilt is from the hands of a man who has been severely misinformed. Child or not, there is very little sense in that reasoning. Konoha has earned her prosperity like any other country would. At war or not. But this is not war, we aren't in one. Uchiha is of our own for goodness sakes. They are a part of us. To eradicate them without reason and based on an order is just ...
[He can't even think of a word, too stunned, other than - ]
Impossible.
Kindly measure your words, please.
[There is no lie in his words. He wouldn't lie about something like this.]
Re: [Private to Pain]smiling_uminoNovember 2 2009, 20:18:44 UTC
Dreams are as much as a blessing as they are a curse. Yes, I have seen these dreams. But you know as well as I do that dreams aren't real. Who is to say that the guilt stems from such a thing? Dreams aren't hard facts, they're a byproduct of our thoughts and emotions, a cocktail of everything. It is hard to to find truth in dreams, but I do not deny the guilt.
I also do not deny what I have seen years ago before the death of his clan. That is one truth I cannot turn a blind eye to.
But you speak of this guilt like it's something else. There is no knowledge about this order to execute an entire clan so blindly. He killed his people. His family. You ask why he is wracked by guilt? Any sane person would be!
We are in a place where things aren't natural.
We are in a place where it is easy to craft reality and a lie. You know this. You've been through it yourself. With a student of mine even! So what is truth now? When the past can be created so easily and from nothing. Who is to say that your knowledge isn't false
( ... )
He knows who this is.
There is only one older brother to Sasuke, after all. And because he is a child ...]
Hey.
[Or looks like one ...]
Where are you? Are you hurt?
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[And I am going to find out.
Because it's beyond unsettling to know that everything you stood against might have been true, that you were with it the whole time.
And the fact that you didn't know ...
Iruka is utterly disturbed and he can't decide whether he's annoyed or afraid. It's easy to dismiss it as a lie. Why should he believe a criminial?
... that thought halts and Iruka feels panic stir faster than before.]
I wouldn't lie to you either. There is no gain from it.
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[Itachi's annoyed and confused and he almost wants to leave the Hitomi somewhere and just talk to Sasuke.
Because this man says he doesn't know, and Itachi wants to believe him. But he's Konoha and Konoha is to blame, so he can't spare anyone from guilt.]
I'm done speaking to you.
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He nods at the boy, thinks this is best. This should stop.
Should have really just turned a blind eye to all these lies.
Except, he can't even seem to do that. Especially now.]
No, you're not. Go. Take care of yourself.
[He's done talking himself. He needs to find out why. And how.]
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How --
How can you be so ignorant of your own village's history?
You Konoha ninja . . .
You fail to understand your village's past.
You fail to acknowledge the truth.
You walk around like ignorant sheep and cattle, chewing the cuds of the present and grazing in comfort, without a thought in your heads about what your own people are responsible for!
And when you are so ignorant of politics and history, one does not expect you can be trusted over anything else.
Ridiculous, then, that your people saw fit to lecture me when you do not even possess a comprehension of your own cultureThe blood of the slaughtered deserves better than your village's continued indifference and stupidity ( ... )
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To acknowledge truth coming from a wanted traitor? What reason and logic should me and my people believe in when this is coming from the very person who left his village and committed genocide? I do know our history and I do know that Konoha does not stand for such utter nonsense.
Ignorant?
Please.
The blood that has been spilt is from the hands of a man who has been severely misinformed. Child or not, there is very little sense in that reasoning. Konoha has earned her prosperity like any other country would. At war or not. But this is not war, we aren't in one. Uchiha is of our own for goodness sakes. They are a part of us. To eradicate them without reason and based on an order is just ...
[He can't even think of a word, too stunned, other than - ]
Impossible.
Kindly measure your words, please.
[There is no lie in his words. He wouldn't lie about something like this.]
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Have you not been watching this man's dreams? If you have, you must have some understanding of how his mind works.
Therefore, let me ask you.
Why would a man born during war, who has seen the horrors of war and would be so inclined to loathe it --
-- who obviously loves his brother and would do anything for him --
Why would such a man destroy everything and render himself a missing-nin ( ... )
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I also do not deny what I have seen years ago before the death of his clan. That is one truth I cannot turn a blind eye to.
But you speak of this guilt like it's something else. There is no knowledge about this order to execute an entire clan so blindly. He killed his people. His family. You ask why he is wracked by guilt? Any sane person would be!
We are in a place where things aren't natural.
We are in a place where it is easy to craft reality and a lie. You know this. You've been through it yourself. With a student of mine even! So what is truth now? When the past can be created so easily and from nothing. Who is to say that your knowledge isn't false ( ... )
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Itachi was given orders to kill everyone in the clan by the Hokage and the Elders.
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That is not true. You would - explain this!
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