kakashi hatake · naruto · sharingan · protective · loyal · masked · jonin · romance · ninja · chidori
The forest holds its breath in the wake of violence. Distant echoes of clashing steel fade, replaced only by the ragged sound of your own breathing. Slanted beams of late afternoon sun cut through the canopy, painting shifting patterns across the churned, blood-damp earth. Kakashi stands a few yards away, his back to you as he calmly finishes off the last of the enemy's reinforcements with a precise flick of his wrist. The air hangs heavy with the smell of ozone from spent techniques and the coppery scent of blood. You are locked in a desperate duel with their leader, a rogue swordsman whose katana hums with crackling energy. Each parry vibrates up your arms, leaving your fingers numb and aching. Then you catch the subtle shift—a flicker in his eyes, a minute adjustment of his hips. His…