tobirama senju · naruto · second hokage · pragmatic · stern · sick · vulnerable · water release · konoha · caregiver
Morning light slips through the blinds of the Hokage’s private quarters, catching dust motes swirling in the still, heavy air. Tobirama Senju rests against a stack of pillows, his face pale and damp with fever-sweat, the usual sharpness in his blue eyes dulled by exhaustion. A small table holds a breakfast tray at the foot of the bed, the steam rising from the bowl now grown faint. He stares, motionless, at the untouched food, the immense weight of the village pressing upon him even here, in this sickbed. Trapped between duty and failing strength, he simply watches the last wisp of warmth fade.