The Unsevered Bond

Summery: While returning from a mission, Sai and Neji somehow get amnesia. Perhaps their condition could be linked to the recent attacks on the Leaf Village and the missing ninja.

Naruto and its characters belong to Masashi Kishimoto. This is just a fanfiction written for fun. I own nothing but my imagination and the OCs that appear in this story.

Chapter 1:

Naruto along with a team composed of Shikamaru, Sai and Neji were returning home from a successful mission. They were less than a day from the village but it was already nightfall so they decided to set up camp and continue their journey in the morning.

The group slept under the stars while Shikamaru kept watch. Naruto got up once in the middle of the night to use the bushes then went back to sleep.

Shikamaru watched the sunrise then turned to wake the others. It was time to get going.

He went over to Neji first and touched his shoulder. Knowing what a light sleeper Neji was, simply touching his shoulder should be enough to wake him. Neji moaned slightly but didn't wake up. Shikamaru nudged him a little harder. "Neji, wake up," he whispered gently. "It's morning."

Neji opened his eyes and stretched. Then he opened his eyes a little more and started to sit up. He looked around slowly with curious eyes. He looked at the trees and the people sleeping beside him and at the sleeping bag he was snuggled in.

Shikamaru took notice of this and asked, "Is something wrong?"

Neji turned to him with a bewildered expression. "Who are... you?"

Shikamaru was taken aback by this. "Huh?"

"Who are you?" Neji repeated. "What's your name?"

"I'm Shikamaru."

"Shikamaru..?"

He was getting very concerned. It wasn't like Neji to play pranks so he must have been serious. "Don't you recognize me?"

He shook his head. "No. No, I don't remember you."

"Do you know your name?"

Neji opened his mouth to answer then stopped. "Uh..." He looked down in confusion. He couldn't remember his own name.

"Neji," he told him. "Your name is Neji."

"Neji..?" he repeated slowly. "That's my name?"

"Yes. Does it sound familiar to you at all?"

Neji shrugged. "I'm not sure."

Shikamaru was very worried. "Naruto, get up." He moved away from Neji and shook Naruto awake. "Get up. We have a situation."

Naruto woke up rubbing his eyes and yawning. "What? What is it?"

"Neji has amnesia. He can't remember anything."

Naruto opened his eyes fully. "Seriously?"

"I'm serious."

Sai was the next one to wake up. He, too, looked around in confusion and asked, "Where am I? What is this place?" He turned to them. "And who are you?"

"Him, too?" Shikamaru said in dismay.

"I don't get it, Shikamaru," said Naruto. "Why can't they remember anything but we do?"

"I have no idea, but we've got to figure this out."

They sat the two of them down and tried to explain things. Neji and Sai both looked confused and unsure. Neji usually looked pretty fearless but now he had a shy demeanor and gave everyone nervous looks with fearful eyes. He had no idea what was going on and had no clue who these people were. He didn't know anything. Sai was in the same boat. He also had no idea what was going on or who these people were.

"Your name is Sai," Shikamaru said pointing. "And your name is Neji."

"So I am Sai."

"And I'm Neji."

"Yes, that's right. My name is Shikamaru and this person next to me is called Naruto. We're your friends."

"Naruto and Shikamaru," Sai repeated. "Sorry, but those names don't sound familiar to me."

"Me neither," said Neji. "Why are we in the woods?"

"We were coming back home from a mission and decided to camp out here for the night. Last night everything was fine and you two were your normal selves. This morning you two woke up and had no memory. I'm not sure why. Something must have happened to you last night to make you lose your memories."

"What's this thing about a mission?" asked Neji.

Shikamaru nodded. "Right. I suppose you would have forgotten that as well. All four of us are ninja."

"I'm a... ninja?" asked Sai, looking surprised.

"Me, too?"

"Yes. We are all ninja. We were asked to go on a mission together. We've done this many times in the past," Shikamaru explained. "We're all good friends and help each other out. However, if you two don't remember that you're ninja then you also have forgotten your fighting abilities. That's troublesome."

"I don't remember being a ninja at all," said Sai sadly. "I don't remember anything."

"Don't worry," Shikamaru told him. "That's why we're here. We're your friends. We'll help you."

"Then do you know where I live? Can you tell me?"

"Yes, yes," Shikamaru told him. "I can tell you all of that, but I don't want to give you too much information at once or you might get overwhelmed."

Sai nodded sadly. He wanted to know so much but knew even the small amount of information he was getting was very confusing. Shikamaru was right about easing him into this.

"We all live at a place called the Leaf Village. There are many more ninja who live there with us. Most of them are very nice. But since you only just lost your memories, they won't be aware of that. We'll have to tell them and hopefully they'll be able to help." Shikamaru started to stand up. "In any case, we have to get back there."

"Can't you give them a minute?" Naruto asked. "They're really confused. Maybe we should stay out here for a bit and explain things to them."

"We got the basics down and out of the way," said Shikamaru. "We can't stay out here much longer."

"Why not?"

"Because if they don't have their memories, they don't know how to fight. What if an enemy attacks us while we're out here?"

Naruto nodded. "Good point."

"We have to get back as soon as possible. The Hokage might even be able to help them. Maybe even cure them. She should really take a look at them as soon as we get back. Let's face it, we need help with this."

Naruto agreed. "Ok. Let's head back. We can even explain things to them on the way."

Neji and Sai looked unsure and were hesitant to follow them, but they didn't want to be alone either. Without their memories, they felt so lost and confused. They were frightened. Given the choice between going with strangers and wandering the woods alone, they would much rather follow the strangers. Clearly they knew who they were so they couldn't have been complete strangers. They had to put their trust in these people.

"Come on," Shikamaru said extending a hand to Neji and Sai. "We'll take you home and get you some help."

Neji took the hand offered to him and was pulled to his feet. Sai did the same, wanting answers. At least he wasn't the only one who had lost his memory. If worse came to worst, he could partner up with Neji and the two of them could get through this together.

"So this place we're going to," asked Neji, "has other ninja there? There are ninja? And we're also ninja?"

"Yes, that's right."

"I see." Neji still looked confused. "I can't believe I'm a ninja. I don't really feel like one. Are you sure?"

"I'm sure. Don't worry. You just forgot about it. Once you get your memory back, everything will become clear to you and you'll know."

"I hope it's soon." Neji didn't want to be like this. He didn't like feeling confused and scared. Part of him wondered if what Shikamaru was telling him was true. He didn't know himself so he had to trust that whatever Shikamaru was telling him was the truth.

Naruto leaned over to Shikamaru with a mischievous idea. "You know, we could have some fun with this. We could tell them that we're their bosses and they're our slaves or something."

"That's mean, Naruto. We can't do that."

"Why not? It could be fun."

"They have no idea who they are or what's going on. They're trusting us to tell them the truth," Shikamaru whispered to him. "Besides, if we start feeding them false information, it could jeopardize their recovery. It could make them even more confused. Or worse. It could make it even harder for them to get their memories back. As long as we are truthful to them, they're more likely to recover faster. Things will become familiar to them."

"Yeah, you have a point."

"Besides, what if they get their memories back and remember you giving them false information? They'll be beyond pissed."

Naruto sighed. "Yeah, you're right."

"I know how much you love pranks, but now is not the time, Naruto."

"Yeah, I get it. Sorry I brought it up."

As they walked, Neji and Sai both asked their fair share of questions and Shikamaru tried his best to answer them. Naruto did as well, but Shikamaru did a better job of it. Naruto had his own interpretation regarding some of the things they were asking and Shikamaru tried to stick to the facts or at the very least explain it in a way they would understand while still being truthful. They wanted the information they were giving them to be as accurate as possible.

Soon they reached the gate of the Leaf Village and their pace slowed. Neji and Sai were nervous to enter. Seeing the gate of their home was intimidating. Neither one was sure about entering.

"It's ok," Shikamaru told them. "This is our home. We all live here and the people inside are friendly and nice. You don't have to be afraid. I can understand if you're nervous. We'll be right there to help you. Promise."

"It looks like a cage," Sai commented. "With the wall and everything. I'm not sure..."

"It's ok," Naruto told him. "I'll be right there with you. You can trust me. We're friends."

Sai didn't remember being his friend but he had to believe in someone. He agreed to enter the village with the group. Seeing Sai comply encouraged Neji to enter as well.

The guards at the gate greeted them kindly and allowed them to enter. Sai and Neji were nervous about entering, but so far everything seemed perfectly fine. The guards didn't glare at them or stop them or anything. They just greeted them and allowed them to go on their way. If the guards were that friendly, then the rest of the village shouldn't have been so bad.

"This place is huge," commented Sai, looking around. "There are so many buildings."

"Yup. This is our home," Naruto told him with a smile.

"First things first," said Shikamaru. "We have to see the Hokage and have her take a look at them. She might be able to cure them if luck's on our side."

"Ok."

They walked further into the village and as they did, Neji and Sai became a little more intimidated. Sai grabbed onto Naruto's arm and held him tight as they walked through a crowd of people. Naruto looked back at Shikamaru, wondering if he was seeing what Sai was doing.

"Let him," Shikamaru told him. "If he looks to you for comfort, that's a good thing."

Naruto had to let Sai know he was there for him and could trust him. Seeing the frightened look on Sai's face, Naruto patted the hand clutching his arm and assured him that everything was alright. He tried to keep Sai as calm as possible. He didn't want Sai to get overwhelmed and run off in fear.

"Does anything look familiar to you?" he asked.

Sai shook his head. "No. I don't remember any of this," he said.

"Nothing looks familiar to me either," said Neji.

"Give it time," said Shikamaru. "You'll be ok."

They went straight to the Hokage's office and asked to see her immediately. Shikamaru went in first to explain the situation to Tsunade. It wasn't uncommon for her to lose her temper or be yelling at someone so Shikamaru wanted to make sure she wasn't going to scare off the already frightened ninja clinging to their arms.

Tsunade stood in front of her desk as Naruto ushered in Sai and Neji. She introduced herself but neither had any recollection of her whatsoever. "Let me take a look." She moved to put her hand on Neji and he pulled away, staring suspiciously at her hand.

"It's ok," said Naruto. "She's a doctor. She might be able to help get your memory back."

Neji gave her a wary look but didn't shy away from her this time when she moved to touch his head.

"Just relax," she told him and placed her hand on his head.

Naruto and Shikamaru waited for the verdict. Sai looked on with fearful uncertainty.

"Hm." Tsunade took her hand away. "Let me try something else. Sit here, Neji." She had Neji sit down in a chair and put her hand on him again. She took her hand away, performed a few hand signs and put her hand back on his head. She frowned in defeat. "I don't know. Let me see Sai for a minute."

Sai didn't come forward when called. Naruto had to give him a little push and he switched places with Neji. When Tsunade reached for his head, he pulled away just as Neji had done.

"It's ok," Naruto told him. "It's the same thing she did to Neji. You saw. He's just fine. It doesn't hurt at all."

"But I don't know what she's doing," he complained.

"I'm going to see if I can make you better," she told him and placed her hand on his head.

Again, she did the same thing and lowered her hand in disappointment.

"Well?" Naruto pressed.

"There's nothing I can do," she told him. "I'm afraid they'll have to recover from their amnesia on their own."

"How long will that take?" Naruto asked.

She shrugged. "It's a touchy thing. It could be days or it could be for the rest of their lives. The best thing we can do for them now is surround them with familiar things. Hopefully something will help jog their memory."

"But you're saying they could be like this for the rest of their lives?" Naruto was very worried.

"That's a worst case scenario," she told him. "It might not be that way. If it is, then they'll just have to make new memories. That's all. But I think the best way to help them is to show them around the village. Show them their homes, their friends, get them reacquainted with everything. Surround them with familiar things, like I've said. Be it hobbies or people."

"What about being ninja? Do we have to retrain them all over again?" Naruto asked.

"Slowly, Naruto. Don't show them everything at once. For now, just show them around the village. Not everything has to be done today. Show them places they know, like their homes. We don't want to overwhelm them. Just a little at first, then a little more the next day. Go at a decent pace. Don't force it on them. And for the time being, I would suggest no training for them. It goes without saying that they won't be going on any missions either. They are to stay here in the village. Since they're like this, I would recommend an escort."

"What do you mean an escort?"

"Someone has to stay with them until they feel comfortable enough to move around on their own. Remember, they don't know anything about this place or anyone who lives here. They could get lost on their way home. They're lost and scared, Naruto. They need someone to help them through it."

He nodded. "I understand. We'll help them."

"And be truthful with them. Answer their questions honestly." Tsunade shot Naruto a knowing look.

"I promise I won't mess with them! Sheesh! Shikamaru already went over that with me."

Tsunade dismissed them from her office, promising to do more research to help them. In the meantime, Naruto and Shikamaru took the two amnesia-stricken ninja into the village and showed them around. The park seemed like a pleasant and quiet place to start. A lot better than the crowded shopping area. Shikamaru led them around and pointed out different things to them, hoping something would help trigger a memory, however small.

Neji shook his head from side to side. "I still can't remember. Not a thing."

Sai clung to Naruto's arm during the whole walk. He eased up a little bit when they walked past a flowerbed blooming with color and sweet smells. He remarked how pretty they were but it triggered no memory.

"So what do ninja do exactly?" asked Neji.

"We go on missions and help people. Some missions are easy and others are difficult."

"Are they dangerous?"

"They can be. But at least we get paid for our efforts."

Neji had a sad look on his face. "Do you choose to be a ninja or is it forced on you? Are all the people in this village ninja?"

"It's a choice. You can choose to be a ninja or not. Some people in this village aren't ninja at all and that suits them just fine."

"But I'm a ninja?"

"Yes, you are."

Neji looked puzzled. "I wonder why I chose to become a ninja..?"

Shikamaru shrugged. "I can't tell you your reasons for doing things. Some things I can tell you but your motivation for some things I can't explain to you. They were things to decided on your own for your own reasons."

"I know you can't explain everything to me. But... it would be nice to know why I decided to become a ninja."

"Maybe because everyone in your clan is a ninja," Naruto remarked.

"I have a clan?"

"Yup. The Hyuga clan. Your full name in Neji Hyuga."

"Are they here in the village?"

Naruto nodded. "Yup. You can meet them if you like."

Neji gave it some thought. He wanted to meet his clan, but at the same time he was nervous. It was scary meeting people for the first time, but even worse when these strangers knew all about you but you had no memory of them. The thought of meeting them scared Neji a little but he was more curious than scared.

"Do I have a clan?" Sai asked Naruto.

"Uh... I don't think so." Naruto actually didn't know that much about Sai. "You had a brother, I know that."

"Where is he?"

"Uh... Well, um... He..." Naruto had to be truthful but it was a sad truth he had to break to him. "You told me that your brother had died."

"Oh." It was sad news but Sai's tone sounded indifferent. Since he didn't remember having a brother at all, finding out such sad news didn't really effect him. How could he miss someone he's never met? Sai was sad that he would never get to speak with this person, especially if this person was a family member who could tell him things about himself he had forgotten.

"Can I meet my clan?" Neji asked.

"We can introduce you in a little bit," said Shikamaru. "I want to make sure we do this slowly. I don't want to have you meet so many people at once. It might get a little intense."

"Ok." Neji still wanted to know so much. "When I first woke up, we were together. You said that we were on a mission together."

"Yes, that's right."

"Do all ninja go on missions in groups?"

"Yes, in most cases. We're assigned to squads," said Shikamaru. "Most of the time, we remain in the same squad for missions. However, as time goes by and depending on the situation, we can get assigned to different groups. It's complicated."

"Are we a squad?" he asked.

"For this mission, yes. However, you have another squad you work with most often. You were asked to go on a mission with us because of certain skills you possess that others don't."

"Like what?"

"Uh... Well, that's a lot more involved. Do you mind if I explain that to you a little later? I don't want to get you confused."

Neji shook his head. "No. I want to know now. Especially if it has something to do with me and something I can do. I want to know what it is."

"Ok," Shikamaru sighed. "You were asked to come along with us because you possess the ability to see through objects using a technique called the Byakugan."

"Byakugan," Neji repeated in awe. "What's that?"

"It allows you to see through object, like I said. You use it to locate people you couldn't normally see because they're hiding or there's mist around." Shikamaru had to keep his answers as simple as possible. He knew there was more to Neji's Byakugan than that, but he didn't want to get involved with all the details. "It takes a lot of energy," he went on. "No one else can use the Byakugan except those in the Hyuga clan. Like you."

"Wow." Neji let a little smile appear on his face. "That's amazing. How can I do something like that?"

"The thing is, I'm not sure how," Shikamaru admitted. "Since it's a skill only people in your clan can use, as someone who isn't a part of that clan, I wouldn't be able to teach it to you. Sorry."

"Oh..." Neji was disappointed, but simply knowing he could do such a thing had him feel pretty proud and excited. He couldn't wait to use it. He wanted to try it out, but he couldn't remember how to do it at all.

"So you're back," came a voice.

The group turned and saw Sakura coming over with a welcoming smile.

"Kinda wish you had told me you were back. Still hanging out together after a mission? I thought you would all be sick of each other after a long mission. So how did it go?"

Sai tilted his head, looking her up and down.

"Why is Sai looking at me like that?"

She knew his name so they must have been acquainted. She didn't look familiar at all to him.

He tugged on Naruto's sleeve. "Is she a ninja, too?"

"Hm? Yeah, she is."

Sai looked at Sakura in surprise. "Even girls can be ninja? I'm sort of surprised. Seems like a guy thing... or that girls would be too weak for such a thing."

Sakura scowled at him. "What was that?" She thought he was making fun of her and she wasn't in a mood to be mocked. "Are you seriously calling me weak? That as a girl, I'm inferior?!"

Sai meant no offense. Since he had only seen male ninja up until this point, he figured only boys were allowed to be ninja. Tsunade was a doctor, so, as far as he knew, she couldn't have been a ninja. Naruto and Shikamaru were both boys and they claimed to be ninja. Neji and Sai were both boys and were also given the title of ninja, so his logic was that boys were ninja exclusively.

He didn't know any better, but Sakura wasn't aware of this. Taking Sai's assumption as an insult, she clenched her fists to teach him a lesson in watching his mouth.

"Just a sec-!" Naruto moved in front of Sakura's fist and took the punch in Sai's place. He was sent flying backwards and lay flat on his back in the flowerbed. Naruto was lucky Sakura had held back otherwise he would have been thrown over the trees instead of tumbling a few feet.

Neji stood stunned while Sai looked from Naruto to Sakura with fearful eyes.

"Sakura, wait!" Shikamaru grabbed her fist before she could use it again. "It's not his fault. Sai doesn't know."

"I know he's clueless but he should know to watch his mouth instead of being so bold and-"

"No, not that. Sai doesn't know you're a ninja. He was asking an honest question."

"So you defeat Sai before defending me?!" Naruto snapped from the ground. "I thought you were coming to my defense after she hit me!"

"What do you mean he doesn't know I'm a ninja?"

"Sai and Neji both got amnesia coming back from the mission. They can't remember anything."

Sakura's demeanor changed completely. "Oh. Oh! Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know. Really? Amnesia? Both of them? Did you see Lady Tsunade about this?"

"Yes, yes. She told us to surround them with familiar things and to reintroduce them to everyone. But slowly so the pressure doesn't build too much."

Sakura turned to Sai. "I'm sorry. I thought you were trying to pick on me as a joke or something."

"Say sorry to me!" Naruto yelled. "I'm the one you hit!"

"I'm Sakura. Do you remember me at all?"

Sai kept his distance after witnessing that punch. "No. But after seeing that, I doubt I'll ever forget."

"I guess I'll help myself up," Naruto grumbled.

Sai looked at Shikamaru and pointed at Sakura. "So this girl... Who is she?"

"Her name is Sakura. Believe it or not, she's on your team. You two are a part of the same squad."

"Really?" Sai was more shocked than anything. Part of him didn't want to be on a team with her if she was that short-tempered and hit that hard. He was afraid to get near her.

"Naruto is on the same team with you guys. The three of you are a squad."

"Naruto, too?" Sai was relieved to hear that. He already knew Naruto and didn't have a reason to fear him unlike this girl. At least he was on a squad with someone he already sort of knew. He didn't remember him but he seemed to be a decent person to show him around and help him like this. He liked Naruto so finding out they were on the same squad was good news.

After a long walk through the park, Shikamaru decided it would be a good idea to show them around the rest of the village now that it wouldn't be as crowed. Sakura tagged along for a bit and tried to answer some questions, but Sai was pretty timid around her and wanted to hide for fear of being smacked. Sakura left, for reasons she didn't explain which made Sai feel a lot better.

It was getting later and the sun had already gone down. Shikamaru said they could continue the tour tomorrow and would escort Neji and Sai back to their homes. Naruto followed Shikamaru, wanting to help as much as he could. That and the fact that Sai still wouldn't let go of him.

"Neji's place first," Shikamaru announced.

Neji stiffened, trying to prepare himself for what he would find.

Shikamaru went ahead to avoid a similar situation to what happened with Sakura. Hinata was outside which was excellent news. Shikamaru pulled her aside and explained the situation while she nodded and gave sympathetic looks as well as shocked ones.

Neji couldn't hear what they were saying since they were standing so far away, but he didn't take his eyes off the girl Shikamaru was talking to. When he caught the girl looking at him, he stiffened. Then smiled. He turned to Naruto and whispered, "That girl's pretty cute."

"Her name's Hinata," Naruto told him.

"Hinata. That's a pretty name." She seemed rather pleasant to be around. He hoped she was just as kind as she looked.

Shikamaru brought Hinata over to Neji. She kept her gaze fixed on him the entire time so she barely noticed Naruto standing there. She gave Neji a shy introduction and welcomed him into the Hyuga estate.

"So I go with her?" Neji asked Shikamaru.

"Yes. She's showing you to your home." Shikamaru gave him a pat on the back. "Don't worry. She'll take care of you. She's very sweet."

Neji was reluctant to leave Shikamaru since he was the first person he meet after losing his memory and had spent all this time together, but Hinata seemed nice enough. If he had to go with anyone, he was glad it was her.

"Come on in," she told him gently. "I'll show you around."

Neji went with her into a building she identified as her home. Neji turned around only once to look at Shikamaru and Naruto, then went inside as she closed the door behind them.

"Now it's Sai's turn."

They took Sai to his apartment and showed him inside.

Sai looked around at all the paintings and sketches covering the floor and walls. It looked like an art room. The sink was stained different colors from the various materials and there were smocks wadded up on the counter next to paint brushes and charcoals. There were tools on the tables besides some sketchbooks that were unfamiliar to him. The kunai were obviously ninja tools along with the small dagger laying beside them. There were scrolls laying out as well.

"Anything look familiar to you?" Shikamaru asked.

Sai moved around the room slowly, looking at everything around him. When Shikamaru asked that question, he paused, giving everything another look from where he stood. He frowned in sadness and shook his head. "No, sorry. I don't remember any of this."

"It's ok. Give it time."

Sai didn't recognize anything in this room. Nothing stood out to him. He felt like he was in a stranger's house.

"It's getting late," Shikamaru said, turning to Naruto. "I'd better get going."

"Me, too."

"Hang on a second." Shikamaru grabbed his arm. "I don't feel right about leaving Sai here alone. Unlike Neji, he's got no one to look after him."

"He seems fine. Besides, it's night. He's just going to go to sleep. I don't see why he would need someone to stay with him."

Shikamaru had a feeling Sai wasn't going to get any sleep tonight. He could only imagine how Sai must be feeling. It was doubtful that someone in his position could relax enough to find rest.

"I think it would be a good idea if you stay here with him. Unless he says you can leave. Then you can go. But I've got to get home or my mom's going to kill me."

Naruto sighed. "Alright."

Shikamaru left and Naruto stayed. When Naruto tried to leave ten minutes later, Sai stood up and tried to follow him. He didn't want to be alone. Seeing how terrified Sai was to be alone, Naruto decided to stay. He didn't realize just how much Sai needed him until he saw the look on his face.

Just as Shikamaru predicted, Sai couldn't sleep at all that night. He was too confused and frightened. This was supposed to be his home but it was all so strange to him. Nothing felt familiar to him. Being in a strange, unfamiliar place made it very difficult to sleep. Most of the time he spent curled up on the floor in the corner.

"Acting the same way you feel inside, huh?" Naruto tried to strike up a conversation with him to keep him calm. "Do you really feel cornered, Sai?"

He shrugged. "I just don't remember any of this. I want to, but I just can't. I can't remember no matter how hard I try."

"Maybe if you got some sleep you would feel better. Maybe you can remember some things in the morning."

"What if I forget again like the last time?" he asked sadly. "Didn't I go to sleep then wake up without my memory? What if it happens again?"

"I doubt it. You'll be ok. And I'll be here with you."

Sai stayed curled in a ball feeling so lost. Being in his home wasn't comforting. Being surrounded my his art projects and ninja weapons weren't comforting. Being in his village wasn't comforting. The only comfort he had was having someone there with him. Even if he didn't know who they were.


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