Title: "The Truth Behind the Little Storm"
[Scene: Mya's Funeral – A Father's Confession]
The gathered clans stood in silence as Mya's father, a simple merchant with kind eyes and calloused hands, addressed them. His voice was steady, but his fingers trembled around the edges of his daughter's favorite red scarf—the one she had worn every day.
Mya's Father: (softly) "We knew she wouldn't live long. It seems… she heard us."
A murmur rippled through the crowd.
Mya's Father: (continuing) "You see, my family carries a genetic illness—rare, unpredictable. Sometimes it appears once a generation. Sometimes once every three. The last one to have it before her was her aunt… my big sister."
[Clan Reactions]
· Tsunade (face paling): Her medical instincts screamed. A hereditary disease even she hadn't detected?
· Hiashi Hyuga (Byakugan involuntarily activating): "…And you never told her?"
· Fugaku Uchiha (jaw tightening): "She was a child."
Mya's Father: (shaking his head) "We noticed she had it last year. Maybe that's why she… explored more. Did so much." A wet chuckle. "You can't imagine our shock hearing about her 'adventures' with ninja clans. We're just civilians. But she'd come home every day, grinning, telling us about the 'cool eyes' and 'shiny bugs' she saw."
[Silence. Heavy. Guilty.]
Mya's Father: (voice breaking) "We never told her about the illness. But somehow… she must have overheard us. Without us noticing."
[The Realization]
· Neji's hands clenched. That's why she'd been so urgent about breaking his seal.
· Shisui's Sharingan spun—had she known her time was limited?
· Nawaki suddenly remembered her saying, "Dead people can't be Hokage."
[The Aftermath]
· Tsunade would later dedicate five years to researching the illness—vowing no other child would die undiagnosed.
· The Uchiha lit sixteen extra lanterns at the Naka Shrine—one for every clan she'd touched.
· The Aburame cultivated a new flower in their gardens—"Mya's Bloom", a crimson petal with a golden center.
[Final Scene: The Red Scarf]
Her father tied the scarf around her gravestone, whispering:
"Rest well, little storm. You wore yourself out changing the world."
THE END.
(Legacy Addendum: The "Mya Gene" is now Konoha's most fiercely researched secret.)
🌸 "Some stars burn fast… so the rest of us remember to shine brighter." 🌸