Naruto and I grew up... not together, but we were alone in the village at the same age. He'd always been on his own because he'd never known his parents — they both died when he was born. I noticed him more once my own family was gone. He was always starting trouble for attention, which annoyed me because I didn't understand it. I thought he was childish and immature.
We had more in common than I realized back then, especially our drive to become stronger. He was my rival when I was young. Every time I did something well, he had to do it better in order to beat me. That competition was... almost enjoyable at the time, because it gave me focus. It was a concrete way to measure my improvement. And he made me feel like I did when my family was still alive.
I don't know if I told you before, but he was the one I wanted to kill. Well, there were others. But he felt the most personal to me apart from my brother, and the man who used my brother. I first tried to kill Naruto when I was thirteen and failed. That was when I left the village.
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Naruto and I grew up... not together, but we were alone in the village at the same age. He'd always been on his own because he'd never known his parents — they both died when he was born. I noticed him more once my own family was gone. He was always starting trouble for attention, which annoyed me because I didn't understand it. I thought he was childish and immature.
We had more in common than I realized back then, especially our drive to become stronger. He was my rival when I was young. Every time I did something well, he had to do it better in order to beat me. That competition was... almost enjoyable at the time, because it gave me focus. It was a concrete way to measure my improvement. And he made me feel like I did when my family was still alive.
I don't know if I told you before, but he was the one I wanted to kill. Well, there were others. But he felt the most personal to me apart from my brother, and the man who used my brother. I first tried to kill Naruto when I was thirteen and failed. That was when I left the village.