The fireworks kept going up like they were desperately trying to fill the darkness, flashing brightly before fading away. Naruto threw himself into a sitting position, crushed the empty can, and rolled it behind him. A warm breeze made Sasuke’s long hair dance. Sakura sat hugging her knees to her chest like a child. Master Kakashi was stooped over, the way he always was, standing or sitting. Naruto would be watching the fireworks with them again next year for sure. And the year after that, and the one after that too. Definitely. The colors of the fireworks scattered, sank into the night, and
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