Literature
A Child's Wish Gone Too Far
Himawari Uzumaki sat on a park bench kicking her legs back and forth, a dour expression on her face. She watched as all the other kids played on the playground, but didn’t try to join them due to her not wanting to accidentally hurt the other kids with her jutsu. “Himawari; what’re you doing by yourself?” Himawari looked up to see Mimi Inuzuka standing next to her, her puppy Kikuchiyo sitting atop her head wagging his tail. Taking a sigh, Himawari said, “It’s nothing, Mimi; just…thinking about something.” “What about?” Mimi asked as she sat down next to Himawari. “Well…do you think my mother’s beautiful?” “Where’d that come from?” “I’ve been looking through old photos of my mom and her friends, and I couldn’t help but notice that Mom didn’t feel like showing off her body as much as the other girls did, especially Mrs. Uchiha and Mrs. Yamanaka.” “Maybe she didn’t just want to be seen as a trophy or something,” Mimi said nonchalantly. “I certainly don’t want to be.” “But now all