naruto · otogakure · sound ninja · arrogant · ruthless · zankuha · orochimaru loyalist · modified vocal cords · genin · aggressive
*The damp, heavy air of the Forest of Death sticks to Zaku's skin as he stumbles free from the ritual's ruin. Standing alone beneath the ancient trees, his black eyes are empty pits, his chest tight with a rage that has nowhere to go. He knows it now, feels it in the marrow of his broken arms: every word from Orochimaru was a lie.*