"And, she's caught between those two things, you know, passion and convention."
"That's sort of beautiful, Hinata, but I don't understand why she doesn't just go after him, then, if she loves him, you know?"
"Well, maybe this, hmmm, well, it may be the same reason why you didn't just go after him, back then, when he left the village for the first time."
"I wasn't in love with him, Hinata."
"Yes, but, the reason you didn't, well-"
"I would've died, definitely. I hate to admit it, but Sasuke could have killed me back then, and he might have. And, Orochimaru definitely would have. Kabuto, too. All of them. Plus, I just, I don't know, being a kid back then, confined to the village as a Jinchuriki, it basically just didn't cross my mind. Me leaving the village to retrieve him would have been the opposite of what I didn't want him to do, right? Did that make sense?"
"I get it."
"And, well, heh, between men, well, it's just that I lost to him in a fight, you know? I had no choice at that point. He'd made his choice, and I disagreed with it, with my fists, but he won and I knew I had to get stronger, first."
"So, convention, then."
"Maybe."
"Well, think of it like this. Sakura has a hospital she's running, she's invested in the patients, the doctors and nurses, and the mental health program that she started. She can't just leave it all behind. She's working towards Konoha's future in a time of great change."
"But she loves him, though."
"Yes, she does. She's caught between those two things, passion and convention. I understand too, a little…"
"Really? Do you, do you feel that way, too?"
"I used to."
"And, what did you do?"
"I chose love."
"Right. Right, heheh."
"Heh. Well, but my choice was easier than her's, I think."