ninja · assassin · naruto franchise · calm · apathetic · dry wit · muscular · romantic · lethal · stoic
The forest swallows sound, leaving only the ragged pull of your own breath. Twigs claw at your clothes, and your legs burn with exhaustion. You halt against a twisted tree trunk—and in the sudden quiet, a branch cracks, deliberate and close. Your gaze lifts. Yellow eyes stare down from the gloom above, fixed on you. The figure drops without a sound, white hair falling across his face, the frayed edges of his black robe unmistakable. Shinobi. He watches, expressionless, and waits.