Not everyone's the hero of the story. Not everyone can rise to the top. Because those who stand at the peak as the elite require many more to fade away so they may acquire a mound of bodies that they can climb to get there. And the knowledge of it doesn't make it hurt any less. ••• 3rd Place in the General Naruto Category of the Naruto Watty Awards, 2016.

❝ She was born in the darkness, ❞ Akita harbors a blackness in her heart, a slow and festering disease. She is the catalyst for both wrath and destruction. Contrary to the beliefs of many, she was not born into this hatred. Akita bled for the people she called family - she killed for them. Foreign to the shinobi nations, it was painfully obvious she would be singled out from the crowd. With skin a warm brown, eyes of molten gold and claws as black as night; she stands alone. Akita was not born evil. She was made. ❝ and darkness she became. ❞ - COVER ART GOES TO RESPECTFUL OWNER 3RD PLACE WINNER NARUTOWATTYS2017 "BEFORE NARUTO'S GENERATION" MATURE CONTENT. DEPICTIONS OF VIOLENCE AND PROFANITY.

Sequel to The Lying Game. "Only through death does life come." We've split up. And I don't know if we're ever going to see each other again. Maybe we will. Maybe we won't. But I hope we do.

Let's play a game. I promise it's really simple. There's only three rules: 1. Tell a lie. 2. Don't let anyone figure out the lie. 3. Don't make me bored. So are you in. Would you like to play? Yes. Then let's begin shall we.