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[The feeling of killing your own kin, those closest to your heart, people you should be able to truly call your own..... It's impossible to accurately put into words. One of the ultimate acts of betrayal, a consummate blurring of the lines of identity and love and trust. Friend, foe, family..... What does it mean? What does it make you? When is it acceptable? When must it be done, even beyond the bounds of acceptability?
It's something he's grappled with for years. He still doesn't have an entirely satisfactory answer that allows him true peace, but he supposes he's come closer than most; Kisame offers Naoya a thin, sharp smile, watching him with interest.]
There's no tie so thick it's impossible to sever. Maybe you shouldn't be asking when it's acceptable, but why it becomes necessary.