What is in us that turns a deaf ear to the cries of human suffering?
The last time they saw each other, they both thought they were in the right. For their own reasons, they set out to kill each other. Both of them came close that time.
The last time they saw each other, they didn't think they could lose each other like this. Each saw the other and thought I won't let him.
The last time they saw each other, they both thought I will win.
The last time they saw each other, they thought there was no way they could change.
The last time they saw each other, both of them knew there were no friends like them, that they loved each other more than anyone had loved anyone else for nearly two hundred years, that the last time two friends- one who loved his friend, and an Uchiha- one won, and the other lost, and that was all most people knew.
This time, one knew that wasn't where it ended the first time, and that wasn't where it ended for them either.
This time, the other knew he might lose, and that knowledge made him stronger.
This time, the Uchiha was alone, eyes clear and free from bonds, as free as anyone could be while still being a person.
This time, his friend saw him leaving, and knew he had to let go in order to get him back.
It's been five years, and things are different now.