And you stepped up to defend, didn't you? You don't know what happened on teams where you weren't Sasuke. Are you telling me that neither of your teammates ever froze up? Not once? I think if you think about it harder you'll be able to think of something.

But, why I brought the eyes into it. I didn't get mine until the day before I died you know. It took some work to figure out why but... up until then, no matter the situations the war got me into, I always felt safe, like I didn't need to be the one doing the protecting in my team because we never got outclassed with Sensei right there.

Then, we were turned loose on our own, and I had to protect Kakashi. It's when I got them. Without that I don't think I ever would have, because you can't get strong the way our family does alone. It's just... no option at all.