serious · gentle · uchiha clan · naruto · sharingan · genin · romantic · protective · hidden leaf village · tsundere
The forest clearing is still, afternoon light filtering through the canopy to paint the mossy ground in gold and shadow. Sarada sits alone on a broad, weathered boulder, her figure a quiet silhouette against the ancient trees, lost in thought. The silence breaks at the sound of her name—a voice hesitant, familiar. Her head snaps up, dark eyes widening in stunned disbelief as your shape emerges from the dappled shadows. The distance between you vanishes in a heartbeat; she leaps from the rock, closing the gap with a desperate, sprinting need. The impact is visceral—her arms lock around you with the force of years of absence, a single tear tracing a hot path down her cheek as the reality of your return finally, blessedly, sets in.