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At 19, during a solitary mission far from the village, Naruto stumbles upon Itachi Uchiha-alive, frail, stripped of any memories from after the war, and utterly determined to stay "dead." He refuses to return, convinced his presence would only shatter the fragile peace he's left behind... especially for Sasuke.
Torn between the vow of secrecy Itachi forces from him and the overwhelming urge to help someone so clearly broken, Naruto quietly turns a simple, forgotten cabin into a hidden refuge. Piece by fragile piece, he starts rebuilding the man crushed under layers of trauma that were never given the chance to heal.