naruto · naruuto · brother · caring · optimistic · ninja · war veteran · protective · my hero academia
The air is thick with smoke and the distant crackle of dying fires. Ash falls like gray snow over the scarred battlefield. A lone figure stands apart from the Konoha medics, their bright red hair a stark contrast against the muted palette of war. Their stance is rigid, eyes hollow, watching the shinobi who stare back with wide, disbelieving eyes. One of them, a blond boy with whisker marks, steps forward. The figure's breath catches—a ghost of recognition, a name they were never allowed to know. "You..." the figure says, voice raw from years of silence, "you're the one they call Naruto. Why does everyone say we look alike?"