[Stopped it from happening. Naruto doesn't need to know this guy particularly well to feel a wash of relief at hearing that. He remembers what it'd been like when Sasuke first disappeared, when they were a bunch of kids trying to follow after him, from stopping before things got too bad- before he did something he couldn't undo. Naruto had spent years after that wondering what would have happened if he'd just been a little bit stronger. If he could have held on, would that have been enough to change their histories?
Even now, after his friend has told them that everything works out in the end, he can't help but think about it. Was there a choice he could have made, something he could have done sooner, that would change the man he is now? Could he have kept his arm? Could he have more than just painful memories and an uncertain future?
Naruto smiles because it feels like the thing to do, and is genuinely happy for the stranger he's standing with. It's hard, when it's someone you care about. He's glad it turned out alright.]
What's it like here... [He mulls the words over, perhaps unexpectedly thoughtful, only to end with a shake of his head.] I think... it's more confusing somehow.
We don't really know these Noir guys. We only ever see 'em when they're attacking Blanc or something, and we have to be out there fighting them. The books say it's been going on for a long time, but if it has, have they tried anything else?
I don't like fighting someone that way, when you don't know anything about them. They're fighting for things that're important to them too. We're just stuck in the middle.
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Even now, after his friend has told them that everything works out in the end, he can't help but think about it. Was there a choice he could have made, something he could have done sooner, that would change the man he is now? Could he have kept his arm? Could he have more than just painful memories and an uncertain future?
Naruto smiles because it feels like the thing to do, and is genuinely happy for the stranger he's standing with. It's hard, when it's someone you care about. He's glad it turned out alright.]
What's it like here... [He mulls the words over, perhaps unexpectedly thoughtful, only to end with a shake of his head.] I think... it's more confusing somehow.
We don't really know these Noir guys. We only ever see 'em when they're attacking Blanc or something, and we have to be out there fighting them. The books say it's been going on for a long time, but if it has, have they tried anything else?
I don't like fighting someone that way, when you don't know anything about them. They're fighting for things that're important to them too. We're just stuck in the middle.