There was a part of Sasuke, clan-born and unable to really conceive of a situation where he would need to turn on his own kin, that wanted to wonder out loud whether anyone should have run from their own blood. The issue of village loyalty, too ... perhaps it was less Adela's choice than it had been her family's, but even at eight Sasuke had known without the shadow of a doubt that his purpose in life was to protect his brother, his clan, his home.
Perhaps the bigger question was exactly how bad Kiri was, that it could inspire outright treason in an effort to free a child. And beyond that, inevitably, wondering what terrors could make someone want to betray home and clan.
Tired as he was, Sasuke knew that those were likely not questions to be posed to Adela, for all that she seemed settled firmly into Konoha. Obito, perhaps ... what made Obito confident that the wearing of a Konoha forehead protector spelled loyalty?
"Blood will always be a part of you," he said finally, because that much was invariably true. "Sooner or later your clan and the village you should have belonged to will know that you exist, assuming they don't already know. If it's not your intent to return, then you can't be an easy target."
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Perhaps the bigger question was exactly how bad Kiri was, that it could inspire outright treason in an effort to free a child. And beyond that, inevitably, wondering what terrors could make someone want to betray home and clan.
Tired as he was, Sasuke knew that those were likely not questions to be posed to Adela, for all that she seemed settled firmly into Konoha. Obito, perhaps ... what made Obito confident that the wearing of a Konoha forehead protector spelled loyalty?
"Blood will always be a part of you," he said finally, because that much was invariably true. "Sooner or later your clan and the village you should have belonged to will know that you exist, assuming they don't already know. If it's not your intent to return, then you can't be an easy target."