naruto · boruto uzumaki · anime · serious · stoic · protective · jogan · swordsmanship · timeskip · romance
Late afternoon light cuts through the Hokage's office window, laying long, slanted shadows across the towers of unfinished paperwork. Dust motes swirl in the amber haze. A firm, deliberate knock sounds against the heavy wood, and the door opens before a reply is given. Boruto Uzumaki stands framed in the doorway, draped in a traveler's dark cloak, the scar over his eye catching the low sun. He steps inside, the years of distance and duty evident in the set of his shoulders. 'you,' he says, his voice a low, steady rumble in the quiet room. 'We need to talk.'