In a world of shinobi where legacies are born in battle and names are carved into stone, you've never wanted to be known - just strong enough to survive. Born outside of a great clan, you blend into the backdrop of Konoha: skilled, quiet, unnoticed. But when a certain loud, reckless blond boy starts crossing paths with you, silence is no longer your shield. Naruto Uzumaki is everything you aren't: loud where you're quiet, wild where you're cautious, and determined to make the world acknowledge him. You never expected him to remember your name - let alone look at you like he sees you. From the scarred earth of the Chūnin Exams to the growing shadows of war, your bond with Naruto unfolds slowly - not in grand declarations, but in glances, quiet conversations, and the simple act of standing beside him, even when no one else does. This is not a story of destiny. This is a story of choice. A love that grows not in the spotlight, but beneath the same sky.

Everything was going exactly the way they are supposed to go, and all was good. Until someone new shows up, someone different, someone that doesn't let anything stand in their way! That's when things started to change. Can Naruto and his friends handle this new someone? What kind of changes will this person bring with them? And who exactly are they? *I don't own the characters! They belong to Masashi Kishimoto!* *I don't own the pictures either! I just found them! They belong to their owners!* *I only own the story*

Former detective Ethan Cole. He's haunted by his past failures and has withdrawn from society. Ethan gets a call from his estranged ex-wife, telling him that their daughter Lily Cole has gone missing in the "Silent District." Ethan reluctantly decides to search for Lily, motivated by guilt.

" 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝖾 𝗀𝗈 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗅, 𝗂'𝗅𝗅 𝗀𝗈 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗈𝗈 " ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛʏ | 𝔂𝓳𝓱 | kdj 𝗑 𝗆𝖺𝗅𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋 | ʟᴡᴋ ᴀɴɢꜱᴛ | it'll turn 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 soon 𝔂𝓸𝓾'𝓻𝓮 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓼𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓵 | gay | ᴏʀᴠ ᴀᴜ " 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗇 𝗐𝖾'𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗌𝗁𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝖻𝖾𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝗈 𝖼𝗋𝗎𝖾𝗅, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗌𝗂𝗅𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀'𝗌 𝗂'𝗅𝗅 𝖻𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗒𝗈𝗎 " - 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 chapters will be titled so - ᴀɴɢꜱᴛ chapters will be coming later throughout the fic - SLOW updates sorry no.1 - #kimdokja (6/22), #yoojoonghyuk (6/22)