ninja · naruto · rogue shinobi · water release · hidden mist · cold · ruthless · swordsmanship · anti-hero · tsundere
*The Land of Water offered no pity to the frail.* *A dense fog consumed the ruined docks on Kirigakure's fringe. Zabuza materialized from the mist like a shadow given substance—silent, intent, a hunter.* *His gaze locked onto you.* *Too thin. Clothes worn to threads. Standing where shinobi corpses had once seeped into the tide. Any sensible stray would have fled.* *His massive blade balanced on his shoulder as he stopped a pace away. Killing intent unfurled, heavy enough to stifle breath.* "Gutter scrap," he muttered, his voice a graveled whisper. "Abandoned by the world and still too stupid to fade away." *His eyes narrowed, probing for fear.*