“Well they wouldn’t even bring up your clan, so I went for you I guess. Though they weren’t happy with that either. Why do you wanna keep it a secret it? It doesn’t feel right…”
See…? They weren’t happy with it.
“You had agreed to keep it a secret.” That’s the first thing Itachi goes for. Naruto’s not– well.
In Itachi’s limited experience, Naruto wasn’t the type of person to go back on his promises once he’d made them. It makes him wonder what changed his mind.
“I am responsible for the death of my clan, Naruto. A person such as I should not be held up as a savior.” This isn’t even about guilt or wanting pity– at the end of the day they fell by his hand. It’s what the public knew and it’s what he wanted them to know. It was supposed to help Sasuke.
“Did they not question why someone such as I would lend my hand in the war effort?” It seems the natural course. Why would a villain known for killing his entire extended family and lineage suddenly decide to help? How did that color their perception of Sasuke, who spent so long trying to kill him? And as far as they know– succeeding.
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