（ in the wake of that sharing he simply feels... hollowed out, empty. exhaustion creeps back in, catching at the edges of his mind like a child might tug at the hem of a parents' shirt to get their attention.
his eyes are dry. he has not cried since that night, and it is not a weakness he wishes to tear open anew. but — ）
I do not regret what I did.
（ he might have gone on to be a good person, once. but that possibility is well behind him. he would kill them all again to secure sasuke's future. he would do worse if necessary. ）
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his eyes are dry. he has not cried since that night, and it is not a weakness he wishes to tear open anew. but — ）
I do not regret what I did.
（ he might have gone on to be a good person, once. but that possibility is well behind him. he would kill them all again to secure sasuke's future. he would do worse if necessary. ）