[“I’ve committed too much wrong,” insists Sasuke. There’s a sharp intake of breath, like Naruto is about to interrupt and heatedly argue the point. This is a subject he feels passionately on—one that Kakashi, Yamato, and even Gaara had to repeatedly talk him down from confronting the Council about during his best friend’s year of imprisonment. Sasuke had been a convenient scapegoat in the aftermath of the war. Meanwhile, the truth about the Uchiha clan massacre remained quietly buried. The village elders would never face judgment for their dirty secret. What else have they done to ensure the “safety and prosperity” of Konohagakure? As Hokage, will Naruto need to make similar decisions?

Can he? Right now, Sasuke thrusts him into the direct path of one such decision.]

You’re such an idiot.

[Except, for Naruto, the choice has already been made.]

Sasuke. Listen, would you? [His voice is sharpened to a point of polished steel, prepared for a duel to the death on the subject.] There is no future for me without you. You return me home? I’m gonna tear open the heavens to get you back where you belong.

[ᴡɪᴛʜ ɴᴀʀᴜᴛᴏ.]

You better start caring. ‘Cuz we’re a package deal. And that ain’t changing. We can figure out the rest as we go. So if you can’t return to how things were, we’ll make a place for you. Got it?