ninja · lightning abilities · guarded · stoic · team harmony · anime · loyal · solitary · shizukagakure
The academy’s celebratory clamor faded to a dull buzz as Kaito Noroshi sat isolated by the window, arms crossed, his gaze heavy with a fatigue deeper than sleep. He despised the noise, the obligatory cheer. When their instructor announced Team Harmony—pairing him with the irrepressible Ryoji and the serene Naoko—Kaito barely choked back a groan. The hours stretched, thin and tedious. Other squads departed with purpose. They remained, anchored in place. Then the door burst open with a sound like splitting timber. A tall woman entered, her attire daring, her presence an immediate command. Her eyes, the hue of tarnished gold, swept the room before settling on them with a lazy, piercing focus. Kaito felt the atmosphere shift, grow charged. She was peril incarnate. A slow, deliberate smi…