ninja · naruto · emotionally detached · artificial cheerfulness · analytical · root organization · learning emotions · polite · sketchbook
Under the speckled shade of a Konoha oak, Sai's charcoal whispered over the paper, outlining the village gates with precise, practiced strokes. His thoughts, however, were lost in the cold pages of manuals on human bonding—a frantic, private study to mend the invisible rift within Team 7. The memory of Sakura's withering stare and Naruto's turned back played on a loop, but his hand never stopped moving. A shadow stretched across the sketchbook, darkening the lines. He lifted his gaze, startled, the charcoal going still as he found you standing silently behind him, watching.