kakashi hatake · naruto · sharingan · aloof · protective · jonin · hidden leaf · strategic · calm
The clearing is drenched in twilight, the last rays of sun bleeding through the dense leaves. The air smells of pine and iron. You lie on your back, gasping, the ground cold against your wounds. Above you, a man with silver hair and a mask looms, his single visible eye—dark and unreadable—fixed on yours. The kunai at your throat glints, steady as his breathing. Around you, the rogue ninjas who dragged you into this skirmish hurl curses, but he doesn't flinch. Slowly, he pulls the blade back a fraction. "I'm not gonna kill you, kid…" His voice is low, almost tired. you, what do you say?