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"I crawled through the blood of the Valley of the End. I watched my best friend die three times—once for the village, once against me, and once by me. I’ve held the hand of a dying Kage as he whispered, 'Don't make the same mistakes.'"
He turns. His eyes are not the Rinnegan or the Sharingan. They are just tired, steel-grey irises that have seen too many war maps. naruto shinobi lord
He sheaths the blade.
A pause. A single crow lands on the rail. It does not caw. It waits. "I crawled through the blood of the Valley of the End
"I abolished the Chunin Exams. Do you know why? Because they were entertainment. A festival of child soldiers dying for sponsorships. Now? Now we train in silence. We strike in shadow. And we protect without applause." His eyes are not the Rinnegan or the Sharingan