[The way Sasuke reacts, the switching of his stance, those words... they cause Itachi to feel as though the bottom of his stomach has dropped out. A slight widening of his eyes is all that changes in his expression, even as he's afraid he might stop breathing completely.
He stands up fully now, wiping some of the remaining water away with the back of one hand. His brother has dropped his Sharingan purposefully. To put him more at ease? The reaction should have been just the opposite. Still, he lets his eyes go black as well.]
And what part of what I just said was a lie?
[No matter the reason, he had been responsible for assisting in the murder of his clan. The choice to do that, and to take the steps laid out for him after, had been his own.]
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He stands up fully now, wiping some of the remaining water away with the back of one hand. His brother has dropped his Sharingan purposefully. To put him more at ease? The reaction should have been just the opposite. Still, he lets his eyes go black as well.]
And what part of what I just said was a lie?
[No matter the reason, he had been responsible for assisting in the murder of his clan. The choice to do that, and to take the steps laid out for him after, had been his own.]