Thank you is what you said

As the tears fell from my eyes

But why thank you?

What have I done

Besides fail you?

I let you get away

I wasn't strong enough to keep you from evil

To keep you with me

And Naruto – who is lying in a hospital bed

But do you care, would you stay?

No… you can't care

For you had to leave

To become stronger

Which I will never become

I wasn't strong enough this time

But I promise Naruto

And I promise myself

That I will become stronger

You are always ahead of me Sasuke

Even Naruto is ahead of me

But I will become stronger

I know I will become stronger

I will catch up to you – I will catch you

Naruto and I will not let you go

So even though you thanked me

Let me thank you

For making me try to become stronger

Because you are now my motivation

And I will catch you

Naruto and I will catch you

We will bring you back

We will do whatever it takes