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Sai, unusually thoughtful, added, “The Kuroikiba could not feed on me because I acknowledged my lack of emotion. But… I felt something when Naruto struck the core. It was warm. Is that… friendship?”

“You’re not him,” Naruto said quietly. “The real Sasuke is an idiot who pushes everyone away. But I still believe in him. And that’s not fear. That’s hope.” naruto shippuden episodes

“You didn’t just save us,” she said. “You taught us. Fear is a cage. But courage is the key we forge ourselves.” Sai, unusually thoughtful, added, “The Kuroikiba could not

On the walk back to Konoha, Sakura walked beside Naruto. She was quiet for a long time, then said, “When I saw Sasuke in that nightmare… I realized I’ve been afraid of losing him to the point where I forgot to believe in him. Like you do.” Is that… friendship

The team met the village elder, a woman named Kageru whose left arm was bound in chains etched with sealing script. “The Kuroikiba doesn’t kill quickly,” she whispered. “It first whispers. It told our daimyō that his son was a traitor. Then it showed him his son’s face—rotting, accusing. He died of a heart attack while laughing.”