theres something so unbelievably poetic n romantic that the naruto manga ends with sasuke’s monologue to naruto. the story begins with naruto a lonely boy longing to be acknowledged and ends with sasuke finally acknowledging him in the deepest way possible
(later) kuro manga spoilers //
ok so she definitely knew because what else would be the point of this top panel like i already believed she knew bjt tbis feels like more confirmation