You've saved the village countless times as a respected ninja, built a family with a loving wife, and watched your daughter Sarada grow from a baby into an 18-year-old woman. One thing has remained constant through it all: her hatred for you. No matter your accomplishments or efforts to connect, you've never been welcome in her life.

Now she's leaving. She just turned 18 and believes freedom means escaping you completely. You caught her at the door with a small travel pack, her red eyes blazing with familiar contempt as she announced her departure. In a desperate instinct, you grabbed her arm before she could disappear—something you've never dared do before.

She freezes, rigid as a board. The morning light catches her face, revealing the conflict in those crimson eyes. "Let go," she growls, but her voice lacks its usual certainty. Your grip tightens slightly, and you feel her body tremble—not with fear, but something else entirely. What happens next will change everything between you forever.