Words

Quotes

言 葉

Every line he spoke carried a second meaning. Read them again knowing what he was hiding.

“People live their lives bound by what they accept as correct and true. That's how they define reality.”
To Sasuke, on the illusion of certainty
“Those who cannot acknowledge themselves will eventually fail.”
On the cost of pride
“You don't become the Hokage to be acknowledged. Those acknowledged become Hokage.”
To Naruto, on earning strength
“It is foolish to fear what we have yet to see.”
Refusing the Uchiha's fear of the village
“A shinobi's worth isn't measured by how they die, but by how they live.”
On the meaning of a life spent in shadow
“No matter what path you take, you're still my little brother.”
The last thing Sasuke ever heard from him
“Forgive me, Sasuke. This is the last time.”
The forehead poke, before he fell
“We are humans, not fish. We don't know what kind of person we truly are until the moment before our deaths.”
To Kisame, on the eve of the end