...He didn't remember.
He didn't remember how they tormented that man. How they forbade him from the taste of sweet, sweet vengeance.
They didn't forget. How could they ever? They wanted to see the fire in his eyes primed to strike and to kill. But there was none.
Maybe they were wrong.
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ββ¦ i have no idea who you are.β
sasuke shifted a bit uncomfortably. new people usually freak him out a bit.
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"I thought I recognized you and wanted to confirm it. We've met somewhere before, sometime ago."
They dropped from their staff and planted themself on the ground, fidgeting with the chain at the end of their staff.
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well, that made him lower his guard a bit. but heβs still cautious.
βwatching *what* exactly? iβm not doing anything worth watching.β
he draws circles in the dirt with his finger.
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...This child. They recognize him. They furrow their brow and sigh.
"That's a funny word, kill. I'm not here to do anything of the sort. Just... watching."
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his eyes dart back for a moment, he can feel another presence.
βif youβre trying to sneak up on me iβd advise against it. iβve killed for less.β
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Curiously watching him from a distance, sitting on their staff.