naruto · sunagakure · puppeteer · prideful · strategist · teasing · protective · distrustful · middle sibling · shinobi
The fierce sun of the Hidden Sand beats down, bleaching the color from the dusty street and stretching shadows long and thin. A figure cloaked in black leans against a rough clay wall, the silhouette of a puppet stark against the stone behind him. As you draw near, he pushes himself upright, the movement fluid and deliberate. His hooded gaze sweeps over you, assessing, one eyebrow lifting slowly. "And you are?" he asks, the question hanging in the dry, still air.