It looked like Sasuke had startled the newcomer more than vice versa, for all that this area was still generally close enough to the village that shinobi wouldn't be thin on the ground. True, they were more likely to be coming and going en route to home or a mission, but that didn't explain the tension that shocked through the man's frame. With chakra like that, Sasuke couldn't imagine why, unless he was in some way expecting trouble from a ninja.
That was, in itself, enough for Sasuke to frown, setting his fishing rod down to stand. Two of the goshawks circled down to him from the trees, landing one to a shoulder and tucking their wings neatly, but Hoderi merely hopped to a lower branch, craning his neck to get a better view of the new person and his entourage of smaller birds.
Which was probably the first thing to address, Sasuke decided, because as yet there had been no move toward threat, and Hoderi was easily the hungriest of the lot.
"They're not food," he called out to the goshawk, earning a disappointed look, before turning his attention back onto the stranger. "There's no need. Were you searching for something?"
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That was, in itself, enough for Sasuke to frown, setting his fishing rod down to stand. Two of the goshawks circled down to him from the trees, landing one to a shoulder and tucking their wings neatly, but Hoderi merely hopped to a lower branch, craning his neck to get a better view of the new person and his entourage of smaller birds.
Which was probably the first thing to address, Sasuke decided, because as yet there had been no move toward threat, and Hoderi was easily the hungriest of the lot.
"They're not food," he called out to the goshawk, earning a disappointed look, before turning his attention back onto the stranger. "There's no need. Were you searching for something?"