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iโm coming to terms with the fact that iโm the only surviving member of my clan.
[he paused for another second.]
i guess itโs hard to move forward with that knowledge, i mean yes the multiverse is a thing but itโs justโฆ not the same. it feels like a cheap cop out.
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yeah. i told him that i got a new family, that i learned to love again, but part of me feels like that was just me trying to talk big to him. i wanted to make myself seem bigger than i actually am.
[he hugged his knees close to his chest.]
โฆ why am i like this?
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itachi made it hard for me to trust anyone that deeply. iโve been hurting for so long that itโs hard to imagine that i can feel anything other than numb.
iโve hated for so long that the concept of love, friends and family are justโฆ foreign to me.
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[he thought about soraโs words. itachi? sick?]
โฆ well, that makes me feel a bit better about it. but you did bring up something else, him being my blood. thatโs where the other half of my problems come in.
there is the obvious issue of me killing my own brother butโฆ
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eating bunger.
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[sasukeโs head perked up once sora mentioned that he had no one else left. at least blood related wise. a look of shock.]
youโฆ lost your โฆ blood family too?
[besides naruto, sasuke is kind of relieved that he found someone who can relate to him.]
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glad i could at least help a bit.
[sasuke smiled weakly.]
bothering me..?
โฆ wellโฆ
[sasuke pauses for a minute, drawing circles around the ground with his finger.]
itachiโs dead. and i killed him.
โฆ truth be told, i thought it would bring me catharsis, but it justโฆ didnโt.
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[it made the moment all the more sweet when sora mentioned sasuke was like a little brother to himโฆ is this what it felt like to have a family again? he quickly pushed that thought to the side.]
iโm not sure if imโฆ ready to consider anyone anything yetโฆ no offense.
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