[His smile is faint and very wry. He feels bad Jack has no opportunity to go back and change things, not now, being able to see things... with clearer eyes that he thought he had already.]
Senri wants me to go back to Tokyo with them. But... [The frown comes, and his eye lowers.] We're not... anything alike. Me and them. I don't think... it's somewhere I belong.
And they're... [He shakes his head.] I don't know if it's a part of that story... My story is... with Naruto, if he has what it takes to become Hokage.
[There's a nod because he remembers their last few conversations.]
...if you get that eye working again...what will you do? [A beat.] I wasn't anything like the other Guardians either. I wasn't sure I belonged there, and sometimes I still don't know. There's always time to figure that out, but you were in the middle of an important story with Naruto. Makes sense to focus on finishing that chapter first, even if the story changes.
[Reaching up, he lets the tips of his calloused fingers brush just under the stitched eye.] I don't know... [He's been thinking about it for a while. The end. He thought, for a moment, he knew. He was certain.
The love arrow... It had run him into a ditch of stubbornness. Going back to Konoha was the only thing he had, he was sure. And now...]
The rinnegan... It can create portals to other dimensions. Kaguya's, I think, but... it may be possible to do others I've been in. I don't know... if Shibuya would work. I think I would have to go back with Senri and Takaomi and then, from there, go back to Konoha. To have that link.
And I'd have to practice. I don't know if I can do it on the first try. I can't get stuck in their world... I have to go back, for Naruto, for our village. We need to put an end to the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
But... if I go back to Konoha first... I'll never see them again.
Only once. Sakura... I was stuck in another dimension when we were fighting together. I used a body replacement technique on Sakura's jacket to get out. But I could tell... dimensional travel was possible. I can feel it in the power of the rinnegan.
[His eye flickers up to Jack and the staff when the ice catches his attention. He frowns, but watches.]
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[Ice and frost weave their way into the wood, stitching the staff back together. Jack's focused on that, but he hums in thought.]
…I think you and I both know that you don't need your wish to accomplish what you originally wanted when you got into this game. You've learned so much here to make it possible on your own. So…why not wish for full understanding of the rinnegan's power? Cut out the practice a little.
[Brows together, Sasuke watches the ice and frost weave up through the staff. His mind briefly says “magic?” but the more logical side ridicules himself. It’s a technique... like their own ninja ones at home. Energies. Nature transformation.]
I... could, but... No, it’s something I want to learn on my own. I want to get there myself. No shortcuts. I’ll use my wish for something else.
I think so. [Another blip of blue light and the staff is in one piece. He's dropping the subject because Sasuke's the way he is.] What do you think? Looks good to me.
[As a weapon, it looks a little strange, but Sasuke is a ninja, and a ninja doesn't underestimate what things can be used to bring a world of hurt. Eyes, for example.]
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[His smile is faint and very wry. He feels bad Jack has no opportunity to go back and change things, not now, being able to see things... with clearer eyes that he thought he had already.]
Senri wants me to go back to Tokyo with them. But... [The frown comes, and his eye lowers.] We're not... anything alike. Me and them. I don't think... it's somewhere I belong.
And they're... [He shakes his head.] I don't know if it's a part of that story... My story is... with Naruto, if he has what it takes to become Hokage.
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...if you get that eye working again...what will you do? [A beat.] I wasn't anything like the other Guardians either. I wasn't sure I belonged there, and sometimes I still don't know. There's always time to figure that out, but you were in the middle of an important story with Naruto. Makes sense to focus on finishing that chapter first, even if the story changes.
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[Reaching up, he lets the tips of his calloused fingers brush just under the stitched eye.] I don't know... [He's been thinking about it for a while. The end. He thought, for a moment, he knew. He was certain.
The love arrow... It had run him into a ditch of stubbornness. Going back to Konoha was the only thing he had, he was sure. And now...]
The rinnegan... It can create portals to other dimensions. Kaguya's, I think, but... it may be possible to do others I've been in. I don't know... if Shibuya would work. I think I would have to go back with Senri and Takaomi and then, from there, go back to Konoha. To have that link.
And I'd have to practice. I don't know if I can do it on the first try. I can't get stuck in their world... I have to go back, for Naruto, for our village. We need to put an end to the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
But... if I go back to Konoha first... I'll never see them again.
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[The look on his face seems to suggest he's thinking about something though. As he's doing so, ice is starting to wrap around the staff to bind it.]
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[His eye flickers up to Jack and the staff when the ice catches his attention. He frowns, but watches.]
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…I think you and I both know that you don't need your wish to accomplish what you originally wanted when you got into this game. You've learned so much here to make it possible on your own. So…why not wish for full understanding of the rinnegan's power? Cut out the practice a little.
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I... could, but... No, it’s something I want to learn on my own. I want to get there myself. No shortcuts. I’ll use my wish for something else.
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If you insist. Any ideas what it'll be for?
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I don't know yet. If I even get one, at the end of this... If I don't, it won't matter.
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[He has to be gentle, but he shakes his head dismissively.]
Fine. Maybe I'll get something. [A nod at Jack.] Did you finish?
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It looks good. I like it better that way.
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[There's a grin.] ...thanks, Sasuke. [For what? Let's not ask.]