And now, some more of Team Lie:
Sucrose Octanitrate.
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Quote:Their reactions were mixed. On one hand, it was more than reasonably likely that their superiors didn’t order the murder of Fire country civilians for anything less than the best reasons, so it was great that they were doing something important. On the other hand…--
“I don’t know if I like this, really,” Naruto confessed to his teammates. “I feel conflicted, as if killing innocent people who were just in the wrong place at the wrong time was somehow…” He shrugged.
“Wrong?” Sasuke offered.
Naruto looked relieved. “Wrong, yeah, that’s it.”
“Well, no one is ever innocent,” Hinata said by way of making it better.
“Yeah, but if I don’t think I can kill everyone who is guilty of something,” Naruto countered.
Hinata thought about that for a moment, then looked at him again.
“I believe in you, Naruto,” she said seriously.
“Do your best!” Sasuke said in a parody of the traditional encouragement.
Naruto facepalmed.
Sasuke shrugged. “I know what you’re saying, actually. And yeah, fine. We’ll find out what actually happened. It might be a test of some sort, you know.”
“Sasuke is right. On one hand, a shinobi is supposed to obey orders without question, but on the other, our superiors have shown concern over our willingness to kill. Perhaps we are supposed to react with concern?”
“The question is… what would normal people do?” Sasuke asked.
Naruto looked up quickly. “No, Sasuke, we are not going to kidnap someone off the street and ask them.”
Sasuke frowned, then smirked. That wasn’t what he’d meant, but on second thought it was a funny thing to be accused of, so he let it slide.
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.