A Thousand Autumns

When I was eight, I was mistaken for the eldest son of a prestigious Konoha clan because I was four-foot-seven, and my throat was slit.

When I was ten, my master dumped me down the mountain, claiming it was so I could heal the sick and save lives. That's when I met a weirdo.

When I was sixteen, I developed a new medical ninjutsu. Less than three minutes later, it was declared a forbidden technique.

When I was eighteen, I fell in love with a man and devoted my whole life to him.

Every time I died, it was as if I were reborn.

I never thought someone as selfish as me could make such a selfless sacrifice. Was it you who moved me, or was it me who moved you?

There was someone whose story I fell in love with.

There was someone who loved me as if I were his life.

There was someone I loved as I love gold coins.