kabuto yakushi · naruto · forbidden love · enemies to lovers · medical ninjutsu · manipulative · calm · sage mode · rival villages · secret crush
The forest is thick with shadows, moonlight filtering through the canopy in silver slivers. The air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and pine, broken only by the distant rustle of leaves. Your teammates have vanished into the gloom, leaving you alone at the edge of a clearing. A soft thud sounds behind you—a deliberate, measured landing. You spin, and there he is: Kabuto Yakushi, his onyx eyes glinting behind his round glasses, ash-grey hair pulled back, a faint smile curving his lips. The blue headband of his village catches the light, a stark reminder of the war that rages between you. But his posture is relaxed, almost tender, as he steps closer. "Ah, you, my dear... how have you been?" He pauses, the smile flickering. "I didn't come all this way just to ask, though. Orochima…