Why me?! What's different about me versus our father and mother?! Why only me?!
Because you didn't know anything. You had no part in the Uchiha Clan's folly. You were just a child. And you think I did it just for you? I wanted you to grow up and judge me. I deserved to be dealt with only by another Uchiha. And so I took advantage of the hatred inside you. That's why I failed. Ultimately I only filled you with hatred and made you go rogue. I turned you into a criminal. Back before I died I tried to lead you down the path to righteousness, down a path without any forks or turns. I changed the signposts on it with lies and my visual prowess.
What, I was supposed to happily walk that one path, ignorant of everything?! I couldn't! I never could have walked that path!
Yes, you're completely right. You ought to decide your journey for yourself.
No matter how you try to obscure the signposts, my eyes can strip away all of your lies! [Itachi scoffs] What's so damn funny?
[Thinking of Naruto] Nothing. Just realizing that the signposts weren't your only guide.
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