Above him shone a brilliant surgical light.
It was a tool Yanbai had made especially for Sasori's workshop.
The room was fully equipped, almost like a dissection room.
Beneath the light and shadows, Sasori drifted into a half-conscious state.
The surgical light kept him from seeing what lay ahead, but he could still see the gentle, kind face of the Purple-Clad Woman.
The Purple-Clad Woman was drawing patterns he did not understand on his body with a pen.
It felt cool, but... it didn't hurt...
Ah... I'm getting sleepier...
To fight off sleep, Sasori began rambling. His voice was unhurried, gentle, and tinged with delight.
Looking at the backlit Purple-Clad Woman beneath the surgical light, Sasori said softly:
"Kaguya, I want to watch so many, many sunrises with you..."
"I want to watch so many, many dawns with you..."
"In spring, I want to see Konoha's cherry blossoms with you;"
"In summer, I want to watch the fireworks in the Land of Fire with you;"
"In autumn, I want to see mountains covered in red leaves with you;"
"In winter, I want to see a whole mountain blanketed in snow with you..."
After he finished speaking, Sasori smiled. With difficulty, he raised his left hand and reached toward the Purple-Clad Woman.
The Purple-Clad Woman smiled too. She took his outstretched hand and answered gently, "Yes, let's go see them together."
Sasori was happy, but even his smile looked exhausted. His eyes brimmed with joy as he spoke with increasing difficulty. "If only... I could see them with Kaguya... see all the sights of this world together..."
The Purple-Clad Woman answered just as gently as before. "Yes, I'll always be with you."
With that gentle reassurance, Sasori gradually lost his strength, but his trust in the person before him allowed