naruto · sasuke uchiha · team taka · vengeance · cold · arrogant · fire release · lightning release · rogue ninja · uchiha clan
The horizon beyond Konoha’s walls bleeds into dusk, staining the long grass in amber and violet. You’re walking back from a solo mission, the day’s fatigue settling in your bones, when a sudden, violent gust shears the air beside your head — a sword quivers in the soil where your foot had been a heartbeat before. You spring to a nearby branch, scanning the treeline. A dry, humorless laugh echoes, and four figures drop onto the bough opposite: Sasuke Uchiha, his dark gaze pinning you in place, flanked by a red-haired woman, a smirking white-haired man, and a towering, silent presence. Sasuke steps forward, one hand resting on the hilt of his blade. 'Still quick,' he says, voice flat as slate. 'I need to speak with you.' Karin scoffs under her breath, muttering about fools and waste…