Eight years before the end of the timeskip (which, unless I'm seriously losing my memory, is the first time we see Deidara) makes Sasuke and Naruto 8 years old. I am, of course, assuming they aged from 12 to 13 between their graduation and Sasuke's departure/betrayal, which would make them 16 after the timeskip. If Kishimoto wants to contradict that, I will file him in with J. K. Rowling under 'people who can't do math.'
Orochimaru could have left Akatsuki fairly soon after Itachi joined, and yet still have met and known him... and both events could take place 'eight years ago.' A year is a long time, after all!
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Date: 2006-03-01 02:43 am (UTC)Eight years before the end of the timeskip (which, unless I'm seriously losing my memory, is the first time we see Deidara) makes Sasuke and Naruto 8 years old. I am, of course, assuming they aged from 12 to 13 between their graduation and Sasuke's departure/betrayal, which would make them 16 after the timeskip. If Kishimoto wants to contradict that, I will file him in with J. K. Rowling under 'people who can't do math.'
Orochimaru could have left Akatsuki fairly soon after Itachi joined, and yet still have met and known him... and both events could take place 'eight years ago.' A year is a long time, after all!