Day 9: Strings
Character: Sasori
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Sasori thought himself a master of his own destiny. When he cut his ties with the Sand, he became free. As a puppet master, it would hurt his pride to take orders from those weaker than him.
Killing the Kazekage, the legendary warrior and the strongest of the village proved that Sasori was above all the fools that wanted to hold his strings, to use him as a common weapon. Instead, he made their Kazekage into his puppet, a powerful tool, but just a tool. It amused him for decades that they were still sending out search parties for the man long gone.
In his experience, applying the right kind of pressure could turn anyone into a puppet, to do his bidding without a question. Sasori alone was untouchable—he freed himself of all that would bind him. He rid himself of all weakness, emotional and even physical when he abandoned his human flesh.
Sasori thought he was eternal, invincible. He was a work of art.
Then he was defeated and everything came crashing down on him.
In his final moments, when the hubris blinding him vanished, he realized he was just the same as others—a puppet for a different, more insidious master.
A pawn sacrificed in the game that only just began.
When death claimed him, Sasori closed his eyes and smiled, feeling his strings truly break. He was free.
