[To the police after beating them for accusing him of Shisui's murder] Like I said before, Appearances and preconceptions aren't going to tell you anything. For instance, you've made the mistake of assuming I'm a patient man. The clan, the clan... You overestimate your own abilities with no idea of the depth of my own. And look at you now, groveling in the dirt.
I've never seen him like this before.
Shisui had been keeping an eye on you recently. The strangeness of your behavior. Half a year into your time at ANBU, it was impossible to overlook. What the heck are you playing at, you filthy little wretch?
Obsessed with the organization, obsessed with the clan, obsessed with our lineage... A worthless compulsion that enslaves us and limits our capabilities, leading us to fear what you don't understand.
Stop it, Itachi! What in the world is the matter with you?! Itachi, you've been strange lately.
There's nothing strange about me. I have my own duties to fulfill, that's all.
So what's your story? Why didn't you come last night?
To achieve the next state.
What are you talking about?
[Itachi draws a kunai, throwing it at a wall with an Uchiha crest]
I've had enough. There's no hope left for this pathetic clan. The people of this clan are all the same. You focus on the trivial and lose sight of what's most important. Change is impossible in this fog of ignorance. How can we evolve when regulation is the only thing we've ever known?
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