Jiraiya asks if he is happy, and Naruto hides the lies behind the lines of his face, letting his voice disappear into a memory.

They make their bed in a small room above the bar. But tonight Naruto does not sleep alone.

In the empty space where breasts should be, the sage gropes and holds onto his fantasy.

Jiraiya is blind to the darkness growing in his own mind, so he can not see the last light of Naruto when it is snuffed out.

He can not even see himself.