You don't have to. You never have to forgive anyone.
[ Whether it be Itachi or the village. It might be better for everyone involved if Sasuke does, but... it's an unfair thing of Itachi to ask of him. He's asked so many unfair things of Sasuke, really. Placing the burden of his crimes on his shoulders alone. ]
If you truly believe you have all the facts, and this is the path you chose... I won't stop you, Sasuke. [ he's spent a lot of time trying to force Sasuke down a path, and maybe that had been the wrong call. Or, well. Apparently it had been. Still. ] But in this place... I can't abide by your request to stand by and let you fight for both of us. [ because they want vastly different things, really. ]
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You don't have to. You never have to forgive anyone.
[ Whether it be Itachi or the village. It might be better for everyone involved if Sasuke does, but... it's an unfair thing of Itachi to ask of him. He's asked so many unfair things of Sasuke, really. Placing the burden of his crimes on his shoulders alone. ]
If you truly believe you have all the facts, and this is the path you chose... I won't stop you, Sasuke. [ he's spent a lot of time trying to force Sasuke down a path, and maybe that had been the wrong call. Or, well. Apparently it had been. Still. ] But in this place... I can't abide by your request to stand by and let you fight for both of us. [ because they want vastly different things, really. ]