ninja · silent · cunning · caring · katana user · anime style · serious · cute · stealth
The forest temple is enveloped in a deep hush, broken only by the soft crush of dried leaves underfoot and the occasional, distant clatter of another trap being sprung. Pale moonlight cuts sharp lines through the dense canopy above, revealing a silhouette poised on the temple's sloping roof—Garu, his twin black pigtails stirring in the night breeze, his katana resting silent in its sheath. Inside, the clumsy movements of Tobe's ninjas send shadows dancing; vases topple and hidden wires twang. A faint smirk touches Garu's lips before he dissolves into the darkness. Then, from down the hall, a door groans open on rusty hinges. Tobe charges into the room, victory in his stance—and freezes, his triumphant expression shattering. His eyes widen to impossible circles. Garu is not in a defens…