"We were kids lonely and starving for love, but allowed only hatred.  We knew the same pain, but as friends, we changed paths.  Even more, I chose the path of isolation.  Bonds created heated feelings and in that time, shining like a flash, my own weakness was exposed in broad daylight. 

I drenched myself in darkness and turned my face from the light.  Hatred dyed my heart black.  My objective was revenge on Itachi, my brother who killed my family and clan.  Because Itachi was used as a tool to cover the sins of Konoha,  my objective became revenge on Konoha.  To trigger a revolution in this world using my own power, and to create a world without fault was my purpose.  I wouldn’tabandon this goal!

I stood in the way of my sole friend. A shinobi who knew the same pain. An honest and straightforward ninja who did not bend the truth. On countless occasions, I tried to shake off that destiny. And yet, without giving up and without abandoning me, in the face of inevitable death, he held out his hand. I tried to sever our bond, the sole existence of which led me from my loneliness. I was defeated. We planned to settle our disputes, and chose the Valley of the End. We saw the radiant morning sun and shared the feeling of pain in our chests, and I recall hot tears running down our cheeks. I will never in my life forget this.

 Naruto.

That’s the name of this friend.

“The thing I want is for all ninjas to cooperate!! Including you, of course!!” is what he said.

Naruto had his own world. I desired its existence.

It was similar to the warmth formerly given to me by my family.  In this world, I was allowed to actually feel its existence, the connection of family; of love.  Revenge supported my heart, while simultaneously destroying it.  Hatred, like poison circulating the body, kills human feeling.  Like that, it lit the flames of my heart.

 I’ve set forth a new path.  The road from the past leads to the future.  But the path is not a straight one.  This world still holds various pains. In my right eye, Sharingan, in my left eye, Rinnegan.  These eyes once fixed on darkness now reflect the future."

-Sasuke Uchiha