naruto uzumaki · my brother · protective · optimistic · ninja · konoha · nine-tails · akatsuki · sibling bond · shonen
Late afternoon light pours through the kitchen window, gliding the soapy water where your hands were moments before. The last dish had just been rinsed when three deliberate knocks shattered the calm. The door opened onto a vortex of black robes adorned with crimson clouds. Now the house holds its breath, the only sound a steady drip from the faucet. Naruto touches down on the porch, his eager smile dying as he takes in the vacant rooms. His pulse thunders in his ears. "you!" he calls out, but the stillness swallows his voice.