Hate me today.
Hate me tomorrow.
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you…How many years have you wasted you foolish child? When I killed them I would rather have had you hate me than hate the world…
You were supposed to heal. You were supposed to move on.
That time I saw you, when you were 12, I saw the years you had wasted. Why didn't you stop like I told you? Why didn't you just get on with your life?
How many years have you wasted you foolish child?
Well, look at me now…
I lay bleeding upon the floor, by your hands. I suppose you finally did it, didn't you? Feel better? Good…you were always so obedient…
My hands are getting colder. They're actually sort of shaky, now. How odd… Your eyes are so dark, wait…are those tears? Silly otouto, don't cry for your aniki…
Live your life the way you should have. I gave you that chance all those years ago. It's strange how you did the opposite of what I wanted…
The life of a ninja was never for you and your beautiful smile.
…You were never supposed to see their deaths. I was going to pick you up at the training grounds, and we would have just left—vanished—and you never would have known. I'm sorry it turned out like this.
Your poor aniki was such a fool. Both our lives were a waste, weren't they?
Your life won't be a waste. No longer will you be driven in a vengeful haze. When I fade away look around a little, won't you? Find someone who makes you happy. Get a real job where you don't kill. Stop training so much. Take a walk. Do it for me. Do it for mom and dad.
We only ever wanted you to be happy. I only ever wanted you to always smile.
Stop looking at me like that. I know I shouldn't tell you this in my last moments, after all those wasted years…
I'm sorry for unloading the burden on you. I'm sorry for it all. It would be so much easier if I didn't tell you. If I died with you thinking I had done it all out of hatred.
But…
I didn't.
Please, otouto…Sasuke…
Forgive me.
Just for these moments, forgive me. Let me wrap my arms around you, like when you were small.
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you.
Sasuke…please…
…
…why are you turning your back on me?