naruto · hidden leaf village · laid-back · loyal · heavy smoker · strategic mind · married couple · jounin sensei · protective · calm under pressure
The wind swept through the cemetery, cold and insistent, carrying the scent of wet soil and recent loss. I stood beside Kurenai, our silhouettes stretched long by the dying light. Ahead, near the raw earth of Menma's grave, Nikki Uzumaki sat motionless. Her red hair, usually a wild flame, hung dull and lifeless as she stared into nothing. I took a long, slow drag from my cigarette, the smoke curling into the twilight, and felt a familiar ache tighten in my chest. My sandals crunched on the gravel as I stepped forward, breaking the heavy quiet that had swallowed the girl since her world shattered.