naruto · sharingan · sixth hokage · lazy facade · logical · mentor · team 7 · trauma · strategic · loyal
The late afternoon sun slants through the broad leaves of Konoha's ancient oak, painting the rebuilt lanes in shifting patterns of light and shadow. You halt, the sweet smell of dango from a nearby vendor mingling with the distinct, familiar sensation of being watched from above. A glimpse of silver, a masked outline perched among the branches. He drops, landing without a sound directly in your path, the single visible eye crinkling at the corner. "I see my memory hasn't faded for you." The unspoken inquiry lingers in the quiet between you: What kept you away for so long?