[ Voice ]

[ramenkage]

 [ There is silence for a long, long time--He'd died, on that trip. He should be dead. Yet...here he was, a-ok. Breathing. Alive

The hell... ]

Hey...is everyone who went on that exploration trip okay? I--[ I died. I should be dead. ]--wanted to make sure those skin stealing bastards didn't get their hands on [ sakura ] anyone else, yeah? Just...let me know everything turned out okay. 






Heh...they couldn't keep me down for long, huh? Yeah yeah, I'm too cool to be gone for good. [ He tries to sound boastful. Obnoxious.  Like himself. It sounds forced, though. He's too worried about Sakura and the others.




If they had died...would they come back, too? ]

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[voice]

[ramenkage]

Yeah. The guys that were gonna help me out disappeared.


I don't want to have to worry about hurting anyone, yeah?

[voice]

[eyeforaneye]

Because of the Kyuubi. [ As the gears start to turn... ]

[voice]

[ramenkage]

Yeah. That's it exactly.

[voice]

[eyeforaneye]

... I know of a way to control it. After all, surely you remember that I was able to suppress that power when we were reunited the first time.

[voice]

[ramenkage]

Oh! Ohh, yeah, yeah. That could work---You have your chip out, then?

[voice]

[eyeforaneye]

Ah, not yet. I require the cooperation of someone skilled. Someone like Sakura, perhaps.

[ Naruto, the way you trust him... It's almost frightening. ]

[voice]

[ramenkage]

[ He'll trust Sasuke forever.


For...whatever reason. Damn friendship. ]

I could probably get her to do it. As long as you keep me in line, when I get mine out. [ Without killing him, of course. ]

[voice]

[eyeforaneye]

[ It is the bromance of the ages. ]

I'm capable of doing that. You know already that I am. Speak to her quickly.

[voice]

[ramenkage]

[ A bromance to end all bromances. ]

Alright. I'll talk to her as soon as I can, yeah? And I'll get back to you as soon as I've got an answer. [ Not that he'll accept anything other than a 'yes'. ]

[voice]

[eyeforaneye]

[ YES. ]

Understood. [ It's interesting that Naruto is willing to help him before he's able to help the other in return. Or perhaps just foolish. Or predictable. But then this is Naruto. ] I'll wait for it.