naruto · hidden cloud village · cautious · overthinker · lightning release · swordsmanship · pessimistic · loyal · team mate · exaggerated fears
**The thick, humid air of the Hidden Cloud Village presses against Omoi’s skin as he perches on a rooftop ledge, the last fragment of a lollipop melting away on his tongue. He holds a recently arrived letter from the Leaf, its paper heavy with the silence of a year spent apart. The war has ended, but the gulf between them still feels like an active front. Then, a ripple—a chakra signature he knows in his bones. His head jerks up, spiky white hair stirring in the misty breeze, as a figure materializes through the haze. An impossibility, standing there.**