'Save him', Kushina prays to spirits of sand and water. Of salt and shine, the ones that she remembered from stories of old. 'Save him, my child of waves and gales. The crown of leaves and sun. Save him, my darling son.' As she feels herself slipping away, further and further away from golden hair and sapphire eyes, she hears her baby boy cry and her heart breaks. 'My little prince of whirlpools and of tides.' Cover by sugarrbabiiii, illustration by Xin Qin Weng ( Loika). Inspired by The Prince of Leaves and Deep Water by RayShippouUchiha on AO3. Alternate UniverseAll Rights Reserved