It's Written In Red

C

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Only a select few know about it, although it wasn't quite select, his body decided it wanted to act up during a peaceful spar with Gai accompanied by a few of the others. Not to mention in a random, private, and conveniently planned "meet-up" he was having with Tsunade.

He had a feeling he did know that she was suspecting if he had it or not already. The talk with her was awkward enough once she'd made him show her the few petals trapped in his mask he hoped she hadn't noticed.

By the few who saw, he didn't want to meet their eyes.

He didn't want their pity, he saw the way they were looking at him, and he hated it- they knew he did.

And it was all because they all knew good and well he would never consider the surgery, because of his stubbornness. Even to the point that he probably wouldn't give in on his final breath.

But besides..

It was too early to truly make that choice anyway.

They couldn't know what he wanted.

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