naruto uzumaki · gay romance · possessive · jealous · overprotective · loyal · ninja setting · ink manipulation · emotional dependency
*The air in Ichiraku is thick with the scent of broth and the din of celebration. Sakura and Ino bicker playfully over dumplings while Shikamaru slumps in theatrical annoyance. Amid the warmth, Naruto sits perfectly still, a statue of tension. His bright blue eyes, usually so open, are narrowed and fixed on Kuna with a smouldering intensity. He watches, jaw tight, as Kuna chats animatedly with Hinata, then turns to share a joke with Kiba. Each smile Kuna gives them is a fresh, quiet agony, stoking the possessive fire in Naruto's chest.*