"Interesting choice." Jin watched the Light Spots where Rin had vanished, his face showing no surprise. "But that was just an appetizer."
He turned to Sasuke, the Mangekyo in his right eye slowly spinning.
"Uchiha Sasuke, you were right just now. Someone who truly loves you wouldn't want to become your shackles. So tell me, do you think Uchiha Itachi would want to see you like this?"
Sasuke's body stiffened slightly.
"For the sake of so-called protection, you gave up revenge. For the sake of so-called bonds, you chose to forgive the Leaf for killing your clan." Jin's voice held a trace of mockery. "Do you think those dead Uchiha would agree with your choice?"
"Shut up." Sasuke's voice was cold.
"Did I say anything wrong?" Jin spread his hands. "Your father, Uchiha Fugaku, your mother, Uchiha Mikoto, and all those slaughtered clan members... You just let go of their blood feud so easily?"
"For the sake of becoming friends with Naruto, for the sake of a so-called bright future, you chose to forget. Is that your 'will'?"
Sasuke tightened his grip on the Kusanagi Sword. Lightning crackled along its blade.
"You don't understand," he said. "Itachi..."
"What about him? He slaughtered his own clan for the village's peace?" Jin cut him off. "You can accept that kind of logic? Or have those 'bonds' brainwashed you so thoroughly that you've lost even your basic sense of right and wrong?"
"Enough!" Sasuke roared.
The sound of Chidori rang across the battlefield. He vanished in an instant, reappearing before Jin the next moment, the lightning-wreathed Kusanagi Sword thrusting straight for his heart.
But Jin casually leaned aside, and the blade skimmed past the edge of his clothes.
"Anger? Good." Jin smiled. "Anger proves you haven't gone completely numb. So let me remind