@oh-my-hashirama continued from here
Even when he kneeled to his level, Nagato tensed. He took a step further back away from him, eyes focused anywhere but on the man before him. The man was nothing more than a stranger to him, and perhaps if he’d never gained friends he wanted to be strong for he’d already be in tears like the crybaby Yahiko always called him. If they were going to change this land always crying, then he couldn’t cry anymore tears either. He swallowed a little nervously before glancing back to the somewhat intimidating man.
He didn’t sound like most shinobi he’d run into, many of which had only been in a danger to him and his friends... and his parents. But that mean he’d let his guard down just because he sounded nice while still seeming scary? Not at all.
“I’m...” A pause as he gathered his nerve back up, which already took enough the first time he’d spoken before. “Nagato...”
“You’re not... from here, are you?” Situations like his, after all, are so common no one normally even bats an eye on at it.












