... I wasn't anywhere close to even touching him, was I.
[Suddenly it makes more sense. They were after Naruto because of the monster - the Kyuubi, because there'd be no other reason to go after Naruto. But if he hadn't known that... It would have been like Itachi had been completely brushing him aside. And if he couldn't touch Itachi despite his hard work and training on top of that... It would've crushed him.]
...
[He hated Itachi so much, and it's painful to realize that he might not be close to him at all, but...]
[Private Video]
[Suddenly it makes more sense. They were after Naruto because of the monster - the Kyuubi, because there'd be no other reason to go after Naruto. But if he hadn't known that... It would have been like Itachi had been completely brushing him aside. And if he couldn't touch Itachi despite his hard work and training on top of that... It would've crushed him.]
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[He hated Itachi so much, and it's painful to realize that he might not be close to him at all, but...]
Did he say anything, Naruto. Do you remember.