[Hinata stares at him, his cheeks wet and unsure if words are something he wants to bother with.]

...will they care about me for me, or because I'm a shadow of you? [He manages at last. His heart aches. He sees something else. The truth laid out before him.]

What happens to your past if I stay. [His face falls as he whispers.] I have to go back.

I have to become you or everything won't work out. We both know it.