Naruto: Well why not?

(Naruto becomes human again.)

Sasuke small smile: Naruto…you are so dull.

Naruto: What? Why am I dull? You're the one who stopped fighting!

Sasuke: You still have your dreams, Naruto.

Naruto: Hm?

Sasuke: Me…my only dream…was to kill…him. But you…Naruto, your dream…is one worth living for.

Naruto: …?

Sasuke: To become the best ninja in the Leaf Village…that's an honorable dream. …When I look into your eyes, I don't see any hate, though I see pain. Yes, you've had a lot of pain in your life. But you don't hate because of it. …You're not like me. There's just…no hope for me.

Naruto: Sasuke, that's not true! There's hope for you! You just have to learn to be more…optimistic, and less…emo.

Sasuke: Naruto, look at me. I'm a demon. I can't change back, like you.

Naruto: ….

Sasuke: I would never be accepted back into the village. Not…as I am now.

Naruto: Sasuke…I know you're still good. You…look different, but deep inside…you're still good. …I know you are!

Sasuke: …I'm not sure what I am inside anymore.

(Sakura, who has been watching them in silence, finally speaks.)

Sakura: Sasuke, you are good! It's not what's on the outside that matters! I don't care if you look like a demon! I know it's still you in there!

Sasuke: It's not just how I look on the outside. It's how I feel. On the inside.

Naruto: Aw, come on, Sasuke! You know you're not evil!

Sasuke: …I guess.

Sakura comes over to them: So, are you guys done fighting?

Sasuke: …Yes.

Naruto: Yeah.

Sakura: Can we go, then?

Naruto: Yeah, let's get outta here.

Sasuke: And go where? If I try to leave, the villagers will see me.

Sakura realizing: What are you gonna do, Sasuke? …You can't hide anymore. You can't blend in with the people around you.

Sasuke: I know. …And I've come to a decision.

Naruto: A decision?

Sasuke meaningful look: Naruto, you can go home now.

Naruto: What? Why?

Sasuke: Please, Naruto. I need to be alone with Sakura.

Sakura: …Alone with me…?

Naruto: I'm not leaving!

Sasuke sigh: I didn't wanna have to do this, Naruto. But you leave me no other option.

Sasuke glamour: Naruto, go home.

Naruto glamoured: ….Okay.

(Naruto gives them both one last look, not an empty stare, but not a meaningful one, either. He then departs.)

Sakura: Um…why did you wanna be alone with me, Sasuke?

Sasuke: Sakura…I need to tell you something.

Sakura concerned: What is it?