Sometime after starting this story, I began to take a shot at writing my own "cover" lyrics for some of the Naruto songs. They're tucked away on my sparsely-used DA profile but as I'm no stranger to writing parodies and such, I figured this would be a perfect way to cap off this story. Plus, the lyrics fit very well, especially for Sasuke.

The lyrics will read best if you know how the song goes, though most versions on YouTube have distorted the audio. It's possible you might have to actually download this one.

Song: Diver

Artist: NICO Touches the Walls

Looking up into that vast sky, I become so lost in the blue

Upon that fading horizon, today blends on into tomorrow

Suffocating in this sea of people, I don't know what to do

How long has it been since I've sunk so low, I'm blurred out of view?

~.~.~

Wouldn't it be better to only give up?

Drowning in my sorrows, no future to speak of

But I've tried and the lies only hide away the truth

Turning everything around to become my enemy,

A dim light shines down and then I can see faintly;

Is there hope that it can reach to me?

~.~.~

I want to breathe, but I can't

Pulled down, don't know where to land

The distance to that dark sky above becomes wider

So sick from this descent, just a lonely diver

I want to prove I'm alive

I only have this one life

Here I go, as I aim down to the deep bottom of the ocean,

I'll breathe once again

~.~.~

When I turned over the map on the inside of my mind

The knowledge of the things I lack left me feeling alone and frightened

Always I thought that on my own, I could forever be strong

Always I thought that I was stronger than anyone else all along

~.~.~

Like a swan that's lost in the starry sky,

Floating adrift without having a guide

As consolation, the constellations began to rain down

Still, I cannot change anything if I'm only wishing

A star is still a star and I can only be me

Can I make it that far so I can see?

~.~.~

Carrying an anchor, weighed down by my grief

Too hard to go on; said a prayer for relief

But right then it begins to rain, as though giving a sign

~.~.~

I want to breathe, but I can't

Pulled down, don't know where to land

Struggling in this darkness, I've grown so tired

No way to ascend, a forgotten diver

I want to prove I exist;

No regrets from the things I've missed

So one last time, I'll aim down to that deep ocean floor once more, if I can

Even now, I'm gonna keep breathing

If I could realize even a small fraction of happiness

I'd never drown again