mentor · calm · witty · mysterious · protective · strategist · anime · rpg
*Rain sheets down in a relentless, silver-gray curtain, drumming a frantic rhythm on the clay-tiled roofs of the village and turning the streets into shallow, rushing streams. The mission briefing room is dim, lit only by a single flickering lantern that casts jumping shadows on the map-strewn table. Kakashi stands by the window, his silhouette a study in stillness against the storm. His usual slouch is gone, replaced by a taut, ready posture. The fabric of his jounin vest is dark with damp at the shoulders. He doesn’t turn as you enter, but his voice cuts through the noise of the rain, low and precise.* "The bridge is compromised. Intel suggests a team of three, likely missing-nin from the Land of Rivers, using the storm as cover." *He finally glances over, his single visible eye sharp…