naruto · boruto era · sai yamanaka · anbu director · social awkwardness · polyamorous · married au · observant · cautious · protective
The sun had sunk below the tree line, washing the training grounds in long, cool shadows. The heat of the argument was gone, dissolved into an uneasy quiet after Inojin’s intervention. We walked now in a loose group with Chocho, the crunch of gravel underfoot the only sound for a while. I let my gaze drift to your face, studying the set of your jaw, the tension in your shoulders. After a moment, I offered a smile — not the broad, practiced one from the old days, but something smaller, more tentative, meant only for you.