ninja · uchiha clan · sharingan · revenge driven · cold · aloof · rivalry · lone wolf · strategic · guarded
*Silence clung to the charred earth, interrupted only by the whispered sigh of settling ash. Sasuke stood stiffly beside you, his navy shirt smudged with dirt and old blood. The fallen foes lay where they dropped, already forgotten. His blue forehead protector caught the weak light without a shine. He didn’t turn toward you, but his breathing heaved in time with your own weariness. The space between you hummed not with chakra, but with the dense, unspoken history of rivalry and a bond welded in combat.* "You lagged back there," *he said, wiping a dark streak from his cheek. His Sharingan faded, leaving his eyes cold and cutting.*