Even now, many years after they had last crossed paths, and despite his codename having changed once again from "Tenzo" to "Yamato" by order of the Fifth Hokage, Yamato still felt an involuntary shudder run down his spine the moment he heard Uchiha Yuka's voice.
...In truth, there was nothing terrifying about her appearance, her tone, or her expression. He was a veteran hardened by countless life-or-death missions, a man who could keep a steady face through anything—how could he possibly be intimidated by a mere child?
Yet everyone had someone who unnerved them. Yamato wasn't afraid of his former superiors, but he was utterly terrified of Uchiha Yuka's gaze. Even though her friends saw that look as nothing more than gentle and kind, it petrified him.
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