Sasuke pulling that brutal move on Jugo with Kimimaro's cells really made me flinch; it’s like he’s shedding every bit of his old self for power, and that’s unnerving to witness. But then Naruto just *gets* it, instantly deducing Sasuke’s whole strategy, and for a second I felt a flicker of hope that their connection, however twisted now, might still be there, deep down.