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[A tired looking ninja sits in the view screen, watching a much more energetic chimchar dig through his backpack. It has a name tag stuck to its stomach that reads "Hello, my name is: SARUTOBI".

It's his first time actually posting publicly, and he hadn't planned to do it at all, but circumstances have changed. Even if his memories of the past few days are fuzzy and jumbled, he knows he ran into some people who knew him - and he knows they're likely to recall it at least somewhat as well.

Their timelines are all over the place. The only way he's ever going to figure out what they all know of him is to reveal his presence in full.]

This is Uchiha Itachi.

I am not a temporary resident. I have been here.

I just thought I should make that known.

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I don't think it could be something that simple.

Why would it have to be complicated?

How could it not be? Even your "simple" explanation is far from simple in reality.

Do you think so? I think that one actually makes sense! But then, I'm told my world is needlessly complex.

I don't believe we could be the same people - especially since the me that came before was apparently older.

Oh, that's easy enough to explain! You don't remember this place when you go back, you see, and you're returned to the exact moment in time, I guess?

The very idea of that is ridiculous.

[As is much of this place in general. At this point he's being more stubborn than anything.]

Not more so than anything else here, I don't think!

That isn't helping your argument much, you realize.

Well...why shouldn't something that's ridiculous be true?

Plenty of things that are ridiculous are true.

[He sighs.]

This just isn't one I'd like to acknowledge.

...Well, I suppose as long as you're okay with being here while not acknowledging it, that's your choice?

Mm.

[He's not sure how to argue his point much further now without going into details he's rather avoid.]

It's okay to say goodbye, if you like!

[Just clicks off the feed.]

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