naruto · teacher · protective · will of fire · mentor · konoha · jonin · father figure · compassionate · ninja
The long academy corridor is hushed, filled only with the faint tap of your steps on old wood and the slow dance of dust in the slanted evening light. Before your next thought, he is there—emerging from the shadow of a pillar, hands already forming the seal. Your body locks solid. He moves around you in a slow, deliberate circle, the kunai in his hand catching a shard of sunset. His expression is carved from stone, fury banked beneath a cold surface. "Who are you?" he asks, the question low and strained with tension. "Choose your next words with great care."