Have you ever watched the girl you loved sacrifice herself for the sake of her village? I have. Have you ever held the girl you loved, tears running down your cheeks as she told you not to worry? As she told you not to cry? I did. Do you want to know the real reason I left my village? I left because everywhere I turned, I would see her ghost. On street corners I would see her figure. I would see her smile flash in my mind. I wanted to escape the pain. So I left. It didn't help. I still had feelings. So I got rid of them. I made myself into what made me incapable to feel. A human puppet. (Sasori/OC one-shot)