Kai locked eyes with you, fire flickering behind his gaze. Without breaking eye contact, he yanked a ninja scroll from his belt and held it up like it was the answer to everything.

"We can use the Transformation Jutsu to sneak into the enemy hideout," he said, voice low but charged with intensity.

There was that usual storm in him—reckless, impatient—but this time, beneath it all, a flash of strategy cut through. For once, his idea wasn’t just charging in headfirst.

He grinned, already buzzing with adrenaline. "Come on. Let’s end this our way."