Naruto 485

Naruto Chapter 485 - So close... yet so far away.
TL by fosskers

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Margin: Uzumaki Naruto. Uchiha Sasuke. Drop-out vs. over-achiever. Guts vs. hate. A point-blank battle.

Page 2
Text: At last, their eyes meet!!

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Kakashi: You've got even better timing than I do, Naruto.
I didn't think in a million years that you'd show up, but here you are.

Sakura: Th... thanks, Naruto...

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Naruto: Sasuke...
Sakura-chan is a member of Team 7 too, you know.

Sasuke: Well, you know...
I'm not <i>in</i> Team 7 anymore.

Kakashi: You probably get it by now, Naruto...
Sasuke is no longer the Sasuke we used to know.

Naruto: ...

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Naruto: Sasuke...

Sasuke: ...What now!?

Naruto: I heard the truth about Itachi from that Tobi guy!
I don't know if it's true or not...
But at least...

Sakura: !
The truth about Itachi...?

Naruto: I understand why you're doing this!

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Sasuke: Naruto...
I'm pretty sure I told you...
With no siblings or parents, there's no way you understand what I went through...
:: ....
:: So mind your own fucking business!!!

Sakura: !
:: You have no idea what Naruto's gone though, either...!
After all the bad things people told him about you, he always considered you his friend!
:: ...And he still does...

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Sasuke: Just a moment ago... I finally started Itachi's revenge by killing someone.
One of Konoha's big-wigs died here by my hand.
..."Danzou."

Kakashi: !!
Wha- ... Danzou!?

Sasuke: I'm feeling something I've never felt before.
The sensation of cleansing Uchiha's tarnished name!
:: The feeling of cutting Uchiha away from this perverted Shinobi world!
:: In a way, it's what Konoha always wanted.
Having opposed Uchiha for generations, you're finally going to get your wish by having Uchiha wiped from your memories!

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Sasuke: I'm going to kill you all and destroy Konoha!
True cleansing can only be achieved through cutting all bonds!
And THAT will be the true revival of Uchiha!

Sakura: Sasuke-kun...

Kakashi: ...Hatred...
A never-ending cycle through history that made Sasuke the way he is...
:: I'm sure Naruto and Sakura understand at some level that Sasuke is just a victim of the age we live in...
All the more reason to-

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Kakashi: Let me take care of this!
Naruto, Sakura... you need to get out of here.

Sakura: But... Kakashi-sensei...!

Kakashi: If you stay here you're going to see something you don't want to see.
Leave now!

Sakura: But I..!

Kakashi: Those poison knives Shizune taught you to make won't even come close to killing Sasuke.
He's immune to it thanks to Orochimaru.
Besides... you've already realized how you feel about this, haven't you?

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Karin: Sasuke... I healed you, but...
If you use anymore Chakra, you'll...
:: ...You know what... I don't care anymore...

Naruto: Kakashi-sensei, you don't mean...
:: You're going to kill Sasuke?

Kakashi: ...Go!

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Sasuke: Thanks for the opening!
Don't expect any mercy!

Kakashi: Naruto, wait!

Sakura: Naruto!!

Page 12
Naruto: You know, Sasuke...
:: This could have been
:: The other way around.

Page 13+14
Naruto: Rasengan!

Sasuke: Chidori!!

Page 15
Naruto: You knew all about how much everyone used to hate me...
It was because of the Kyuubi inside of me.
:: I used to hate them all, too.
I remember wanting to take revenge so badly because of it.

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Naruto: One wrong step,
And I might've turned out like you did.
:: Before meeting you and Iruka-sensei,
I remember being so depressed at how alone I was.

Sasuke: ...

Naruto: I knew you were alone too, though.
I was relieved that there was someone else like me out there... I was so happy
And I really wanted to talk to you, but...
:: I guess I just didn't.
I was jealous at how perfect you were at everything,
So I made you my rival, instead.
:: I wanted so badly to be like you.
:: I couldn't do much, but at least I had bonds.
As members of Team 7, we had missions together.
I wanted to be as strong as cool as you were so I chased after you as hard as I could.

Sasuke: ....

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Naruto: I'm really glad we met!

Sasuke: Naruto...
I'm not going to stop what I'm doing, no matter what you tell me now.
:: I'm going to kill you and <i>everyone</i> in the village!!

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Sasuke: You have two choices, Naruto. Kill me and become a hero,
Or die and remain a loser forever!!

Naruto: I won't die... and I'm not going to kill you, either!
That's not the way it's going to be!
:: I...

Text: Clash!! Tell us then, Naruto - what's the third choice!?