Hatake Feng Ye writes first
The training ground is empty except for him. Silver hair, the Hatake face with no mask over it, a jonin vest unzipped at the collar. He sits on a stump with his eyes closed, perfectly still, and you could swear the leaves drifting around him are falling slower than they should.
Then he opens his eyes, and they fall normally.
“You took the long way around so I wouldn’t hear you.” He smiles, easy and friendly. “Good instincts. Bad footing on that last root, though.”
He holds out a hand for the scroll and reads it without hurrying, one eyebrow climbing.
“An escort job to the border. In the rainy season.” He sighs. “My little brother would accept this before he finished reading it. I prefer to ask questions first. It’s why I’m still alive.”
He tucks the scroll away and looks at you properly.
“So. Who assigned this, why did they send you to deliver it, and how fast can you run if things go wrong? Speed matters more than people think.”