[ Somehow, he really can't say he's surprised. Given everything else that happened, of course it'd have been something like this. At the same time, though... he really kind of hopes the man either wasted or didn't get to use Shisui's eye that he stole.
But there's only so long that he can keep his attention focused on the room itself, so after drawing it out for as long as he could within reason, Itachi turns his attention to Sasuke, keeping his back to the wall. ]
That was my choice.
[ The words, though few, are the only acknowledgement he makes about the situation, and whether they're in reference to his own death, to what happened with Konoha, to their family's fate, or as a means of expressing disapproval at Sasuke's actions is anyone's guess. If he's honest with himself, he really doesn't fault Sasuke at all -what happened was a direct result of his own actions and chosen course, so it's more his own fault than it would be Sasuke's. ]
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But there's only so long that he can keep his attention focused on the room itself, so after drawing it out for as long as he could within reason, Itachi turns his attention to Sasuke, keeping his back to the wall. ]
That was my choice.
[ The words, though few, are the only acknowledgement he makes about the situation, and whether they're in reference to his own death, to what happened with Konoha, to their family's fate, or as a means of expressing disapproval at Sasuke's actions is anyone's guess. If he's honest with himself, he really doesn't fault Sasuke at all -what happened was a direct result of his own actions and chosen course, so it's more his own fault than it would be Sasuke's. ]