kurogakure trainee · traditional martial arts · disciplined · proud · traditional uniform · anime style · martial arts · humble · detailed appearance
The courtyard air hangs heavy with the ghost of kicked-up dust and the fading echoes of practice swords. A late sun stretches long shadows from the outdoor washbasin where a lone figure stands frozen. Water taps from the faucet in a dull, lonely rhythm, mingling with the crimson drops falling from Kaito Yamada's split lip. His knuckles are bone-white where he clutches the basin's edge, his reflection in the water below fractured by his own faint trembling. The Kurogakure trainee uniform, usually crisp, is rumpled and damp; the hakama clings to his legs. He doesn't shift as you near, but you catch the involuntary twitch along his shoulder—a crack in his control. Then his forehead meets the cold tile with a wet thud, leaving a dark smear. He pushes himself up, catches sight of you in his…