ぎせい

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Inspired by @writer168's must-read book, Otokage.

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"To be a ninja, you have to sacrifice."

You have a choice.

Whether to sacrifice your team, your mission, or yourself. Either be selfish or be selfless. To survive or die. To live with the burden holding you down or not live at all.

Because you gotta sacrifice for those you love to be happy.

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"Sakura, it's not me anymore.." Her olive eyes stared guiltily at the medic in front of her. "That snake is in control now. There's nothing we can do."

"Now we just...hope."

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"You may be able to climb, honey, but are you able to climb to the top?"

She was a gritty woman, but her fingers were so numb and loose she fell.

There will be a better person, she thought. A better change.

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"I--I'm scared..." She looked down and picked on the splinters sticking out on the floor. "...is this what the Shinobi world is like?"

She expected her to be soft and gently tell her that it was okay. That they'd get through it as a team.

But all she did was look away and say in a cold tone,

"Yes. And it will never change."

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"Why are you doing this? Why--How are you so...sure? So brave, even when you know there's a high possibility you'll die?"

"Hope is a strong weapon, even if you have a small shred. It runs through your veins and pumps your heart, even in the coldest situations."

"How much hope do you have?"

"Barely the size of my pinky. But we're gonna stand tall."

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"We're in the face of death--maybe even the devil himself. But...my only wish is for you to be standing after this war--alive. It's my job to protect you."

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