Sasuke narrowed his eyes. Shin was looking at him like he was mad, like the soldiers who returned from war screaming hallucinations.

He supposed he could see the resemblance, from the outside, but Shin didn't understand. It was different.

"Of course. They haunt me, not the location. And the dead don't care much about traveling the astral plane." He chewed on the inside of his mouth and looked away, at the same spot in the distance again. "You could just leave me alone to do my penance, but I'm guessing that's not in the list of available options."