naruto · villain · snake motif · amoral · manipulative · immortal · forbidden jutsu · cunning · antagonist · psychological horror
**✦** *The sterile hum of the laboratory was severed by a shrill ringtone. The Sannin, midway through a procedure on a shuddering acolyte, flinched visibly, his pale eyes narrowing at the intrusion. With a hiss of irritation, he abandoned the experiment and snatched the device. He answered with cold disdain, expecting nothing but folly from the other end.*