[ They aren't friends. They never were friends. This video, it's private, personal, and a friend would ignore it and let the chips fall where they will. But Gojyo doesn't owe Kakashi a goddamn thing. They were never friends. He doesn't owe him privacy. He doesn't owe him politeness.
Before the war - he has to trust that that was real - Kakashi and Akira and Sakura and Iruka and all the rest of them, they were together. Like a real town. Like real friends. He had good reason to go, he had nothing holding him back, but Kakashi?
Kakashi left Akira alone, and that's just unacceptable. ]
Private to Kakashia_for_tioriSeptember 24 2009, 06:23:11 UTC
[Sasuke might say something like It wasn't your intention to betray Konoha, and it's true. But it doesn't matter because intention is meaningless for shinobi. All that matters is action. Brainwashed, or of his own free will. Whether it was due to malice or merely weakness. Kakashi is a shinobi, so for him the result is the only thing.
He might say that no one blames him, but it would be a lie because Sasuke does. He's angry. Angry that Kakashi got himself caught. Angry that Konoha let him be caught. Angry at himself for giving a shit, for getting involved when Konoha had only destroyed his life - but he'd gotten caught up, stupidly, and it was Kakashi's fault, for making him forget, for making him lose focus, just like he had when he was on Team 7 and so he had gotten tangled up in distractions again - and what good had that done him, when he died and Itachi died and now everything was fucked up
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Private to Sasukeura_no_uraSeptember 24 2009, 07:21:19 UTC
[ It takes him a few days to respond. A few days between when he lost time and opened his eyes to find himself standing in a pile of snake guts and now. When things are a little less unraveled. When he's had some time to rebuild what had crumbled. Or to start, at least.
He's not surprised that Sasuke would respond like this. Doesn't want him to get the wrong idea either. ]
To train.
[ He explains. He hasn't left Konoha. To leave Konoha would be to turn his back on Konoha, and he isn't leaving, but looking towards it. He's not ready to return yet, but Konoha is home, and home is where he belongs.
Re: Private to Sasukea_for_tioriSeptember 24 2009, 07:31:43 UTC
[He shrugs. It's a stupid excuse, so Sasuke thinks it's probably a lie. Or maybe not. Maybe he's figured out that it's impossible to get stronger in a place like that. Where there are things that matter other than strength, things that sap away your will and paralyze you with complacency.
Either way, it's not like he particularly cares. Sure, he's a little annoyed that Kakashi basically fed him a bunch of nonsense that even he didn't believe in, apparently. But he can hardly blame Kakashi for going.
He nods, to show he understands.]
You had to leave.
[And Sasuke had to leave too. Good to know that we're both on the same page now, Kakashi.]
Re: Private to Sasukeura_no_uraSeptember 24 2009, 07:39:23 UTC
[ Ah, but the difference is this, Sasuke.
Kakashi knows what he did, and what he's capable of. Knows how he snapped. How he lost time and to lose time like that, to lose control when he can kill too easily, is too dangerous. And he's failed them before, but he won't fail them again, especially when he needs to protect them from himself, and until he can trust himself --
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Before the war - he has to trust that that was real - Kakashi and Akira and Sakura and Iruka and all the rest of them, they were together. Like a real town. Like real friends. He had good reason to go, he had nothing holding him back, but Kakashi?
Kakashi left Akira alone, and that's just unacceptable. ]
You compromised shit. Go back to town, asshole.
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[ He responds a day later. His tone is a little too light. ]
I'll be back soon, once I finish training.
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He might say that no one blames him, but it would be a lie because Sasuke does. He's angry. Angry that Kakashi got himself caught. Angry that Konoha let him be caught. Angry at himself for giving a shit, for getting involved when Konoha had only destroyed his life - but he'd gotten caught up, stupidly, and it was Kakashi's fault, for making him forget, for making him lose focus, just like he had when he was on Team 7 and so he had gotten tangled up in distractions again - and what good had that done him, when he died and Itachi died and now everything was fucked up ( ... )
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He's not surprised that Sasuke would respond like this. Doesn't want him to get the wrong idea either. ]
To train.
[ He explains. He hasn't left Konoha. To leave Konoha would be to turn his back on Konoha, and he isn't leaving, but looking towards it. He's not ready to return yet, but Konoha is home, and home is where he belongs.
Just not now. ]
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Either way, it's not like he particularly cares. Sure, he's a little annoyed that Kakashi basically fed him a bunch of nonsense that even he didn't believe in, apparently. But he can hardly blame Kakashi for going.
He nods, to show he understands.]
You had to leave.
[And Sasuke had to leave too. Good to know that we're both on the same page now, Kakashi.]
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Kakashi knows what he did, and what he's capable of. Knows how he snapped. How he lost time and to lose time like that, to lose control when he can kill too easily, is too dangerous. And he's failed them before, but he won't fail them again, especially when he needs to protect them from himself, and until he can trust himself --
He isn't ready to go back. ]
It's not safe for me to return.
[ Meaning, he's protecting them like this. ]
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