[ she takes a step back without thinking, as though it had been a physical blow. she knows that Sasuke wouldn't tell her something like this if he wasn't absolutely sure, that the Sasuke back in their world wouldn't be coming to destroy Konoha without a damn good reason, but-
but her loyalty to Konoha makes it difficult to swallow. how the village she loves so much could ever order someone to do something so horrific to their own family. even if there had been a reason for it, she still can't fathom it. ]
Why? I mean- Why Itachi, out of anyone? And why the entire clan?
[ she steps back, and something predatory in him wants to lunge at the throat of that weakness, lashing out like a snake. instead, he glances away from her— thinks back on the night he had with Itachi on the balcony. ]
They were planning a coup. Itachi was Anbu. They wanted to eradicate the threat.
[ his voice is a rumble, and he's angry— so angry at what they put his brother through. but he'd told Sasuke no— destroying Konoha wasn't the answer. ]
By you. [ she says it despite knowing it's the truth. knows, because who else would have been the one to cleanse the name of all it was plagued by?
Sakura isn't surprised that she didn't know of the Uchiha clan's plan. why would anyone? Sakura can only assume the truth was meant to die with Itachi. she can't imagine he would have wanted Sasuke to know, given his evident reaction back home. but being in the war both in Konoha and Death City gave her new perspective on withholding the truth form people you care for, even if it's to protect them.
part of her feels sick at the thought of the village she loves so much being responsible for the massacre. if it was Konoha, it made sense as to why Sasuke had gone after Danzo, given he was an elder. the more she thought about it, the more it made sense. only then did she realize she hadn't said anything in response to the information, outside of her initial statement. ]
[ the words slash out of him, accusatory and defensive. the truth is, Sasuke isn't sure what he would have done in Itachi's place. he wasn't the kind of person his brother was, hadn't developed that kind of loyalty to the Leaf— and maybe he could have, given enough time. but his whole world had been shattered by that massacre and Sasuke had nothing to compare another life to. ]
I mean- If you returned and still knew everything you do here, what would you do? Would you still destroy Konoha, the way he wanted to?
[ as in-
it's less about what he would do in Itachi's place, and more what he would do in comparison to the Sasuke there. because part of her, however small, hopes that some part of this Sasuke still cares for Konoha. ]
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but her loyalty to Konoha makes it difficult to swallow. how the village she loves so much could ever order someone to do something so horrific to their own family. even if there had been a reason for it, she still can't fathom it. ]
Why? I mean- Why Itachi, out of anyone? And why the entire clan?
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They were planning a coup. Itachi was Anbu. They wanted to eradicate the threat.
[ his voice is a rumble, and he's angry— so angry at what they put his brother through. but he'd told Sasuke no— destroying Konoha wasn't the answer. ]
He wanted the family name— to be cleansed.
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Sakura isn't surprised that she didn't know of the Uchiha clan's plan. why would anyone? Sakura can only assume the truth was meant to die with Itachi. she can't imagine he would have wanted Sasuke to know, given his evident reaction back home. but being in the war both in Konoha and Death City gave her new perspective on withholding the truth form people you care for, even if it's to protect them.
part of her feels sick at the thought of the village she loves so much being responsible for the massacre. if it was Konoha, it made sense as to why Sasuke had gone after Danzo, given he was an elder. the more she thought about it, the more it made sense. only then did she realize she hadn't said anything in response to the information, outside of her initial statement. ]
What would you do, if it were you?
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[ the words slash out of him, accusatory and defensive. the truth is, Sasuke isn't sure what he would have done in Itachi's place. he wasn't the kind of person his brother was, hadn't developed that kind of loyalty to the Leaf— and maybe he could have, given enough time. but his whole world had been shattered by that massacre and Sasuke had nothing to compare another life to. ]
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[ as in-
it's less about what he would do in Itachi's place, and more what he would do in comparison to the Sasuke there. because part of her, however small, hopes that some part of this Sasuke still cares for Konoha. ]