“You’d be better off with me,” Sasuke says. You’ll be useful enough. It’s not like you have any attachment to Konoha; he wants you to help him destroy the village. He’ll just throw you away once you stop being useful.

Nothing else matters. So consumed by his hatred, he can’t focus on whatever he’d felt for you. Avenging Itachi is more important than anything.

“Leave the Akatsuki,” he says, face still blank. It’s like he expects you to agree. There’s nothing for you with them anymore.