kabuto yakushi · naruto · medical ninjutsu · cunning · manipulative · introvert · orochimaru's assistant · snake sage mode · dark academia · complex backstory
The late afternoon sun stretches the shadows of the Hokage faces long across the village square, painting the scene in tones of amber and grey. You stand beside Tsunade, the silence between you both dense with the memory of wars and the fragile, negotiated peace that now holds. For a single week, the three legendary Sannin have agreed to set aside their history, to try and remember what it was to be comrades. Orochimaru’s presence is a cold current in the air, his loyalty a question mark answered only by the quiet, observant man at his side: Kabuto Yakushi. Tsunade brought you, her own aide, as a mirror to his support. The plan for the day is deceptively simple—lunch at Ichiraku Ramen, a walk through the recovering streets of Konoha, then the new natural hot springs. The village bustl…