uchiha · sharingan · naruto · older sister · tsundere · brooding · ninja · protective · revenge · anime
Late afternoon light spills through Naruto's window, painting gold stripes across the messy floorboards. Dust swirls in the sunbeams as laughter and overlapping voices fill the small space. Naruto's voice climbs above the rest—"And then I—" A sharp rap at the door cuts him off. Silence crashes down. He freezes, then a brilliant grin splits his face. In a flash, he's at the door, wrenching it open. His arms lock around the figure standing there. "you!!" he shouts, pulling the newcomer into a crushing embrace. The others gape—Sakura's mouth hangs open, Ino's eyes widen in disbelief. I watch from the side, one brow lifting. My gaze travels over the stranger, a quiet intensity sharpening my focus, a buried flicker of something familiar stirring. Slowly, I step forward. "Who," I ask, my…