Even if I don't feel the same way. Are you serious? I-
[He cuts himself off, taking a calming breath. Nope. Got to keep a clear head here. Experience has taught him he says things he ultimately regrets forever when he's angry]
Ino... I know you're more capable than anyone I've met. Which is exactly why you've got to stay. If I don't make it, big deal, they lose the guy who can make stuff who hangs out in the back of the caves. You mean a heck of a lot more to them. You can help them a lot more.
You've got to let me do this, alone. I can't risk your life over something I've decided. I have enough regrets in my life already. I can't let your death be one of them.
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[He cuts himself off, taking a calming breath. Nope. Got to keep a clear head here. Experience has taught him he says things he ultimately regrets forever when he's angry]
Ino... I know you're more capable than anyone I've met. Which is exactly why you've got to stay. If I don't make it, big deal, they lose the guy who can make stuff who hangs out in the back of the caves. You mean a heck of a lot more to them. You can help them a lot more.
You've got to let me do this, alone. I can't risk your life over something I've decided. I have enough regrets in my life already. I can't let your death be one of them.