While investigating a terrible incident, Minako becomes Soulbound to Sasuke Uchiha because of an ancient spell.
𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙥𝙖𝙙 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨:
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• There are several alterations to the canon that were made to fit the world-building aspect of Soulbound in this chapter. Just wanted to give you all fair warning.
• Sannin- meaning Legendary Three Ninja. They are three renowned ninjas from Konoha, hailed as the greatest of their time.Orochimaru is one of the three Sannin.
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Tomo is lying. He has to be. To think otherwise would lead me to a future I didn't choose. If what Tomo's saying is true, then there is no hope for me and Sasuke. We have no choice but to spend day after day, year after year, life after life bound together by an enchantment that neither of us wanted. And that is just... it doesn't sit right with me. That's something I cannot stomach. The mere idea of having no freedom to determine my fate makes me sick.
But, it's not just my heart that refuses to accept what Tomo has said. My mind rejects it as well. I know that Captain Yatsuo always warned me about the dangers of developing a blind side when it comes to assessing situations and targets. There are moments where one can come to care about someone or something so deeply that it clouds an agent's judgment. There's no way that an assessment will remain impartial if an agent reaches that point.
That's not what's happening here though. I'm not deluded. Yes, I am personally affected and the issue is important to me. But my mind is clear about my assessment of Tomo.
If one takes into account Tomo's initial behavior and the context of the situation when he first met us, then one can make a baseline of his behavior. Tomo's proud and unapologetic. The man has an abrasive way of communicating. He doesn't care about being offensive and talks at length. He's a man who seems to enjoy playfully rambling on and on about incoherent, outdated beliefs that he claims to be true. That's his normal behavior. His baseline. And that behavior changed when we asked him about Junichi.
After that, Tomo became anxious, avoidant, and serious. He bit his lip and shrugged at the sight of Junichi's picture. He became sparing with his words. Then, he tells me that Junichi's dead as he shakes his head. That's a disconnect. There's a disparity between what he communicates verbally and what he presents nonverbally. He couldn't even look me in the eye for long after that. It's almost as if his body doesn't want to cooperate with his assertions. Tomo was acting against his normal baseline behavior.
