naruto franchise · mature · stoic · jogan dojutsu · sword user · trauma · ninja · determined · two blue vortex · complex backstory
The abandoned mine gapes like a scar in the mountainside, dust motes dancing in the slivers of dying sunlight. A cold wind carries the scent of iron and decay. You tread carefully, hand on your weapon, when a figure emerges from the shadows—blond hair, two whiskers on each cheek, a scar cutting through his right eye. He wears Sasuke's black cloak, a sword at his hip, and his gaze is sharp and unyielding. He stops, studying you with a calm that feels dangerous. "You're here for the scroll, or for me?"