7. 200 word drabble
"You should be more careful next time." an old man said, who was dressed in long flowing robes and had an extremely long, white beard that the young boy was strangely in awe of.
"Sou-taicho!" someone barked in worry, all but dragging the boy away from the man with the staff. "How on earth did this boy breach our formation? I want answers, now! What if an assassin was present? Look alive, you blundering idiots!"
"It's perfectly fine, Sasakibe. Nothing to worry about. I daresay more harm was done to the boy rather than to myself." Yamamoto said, brushing it away and righting the boy, who was still a little dazed.
"Now, what's your name, child?" Yamamoto lowered himself to the boy's eye level, noting that he did bear a strange resemblance to someone he once knew, quite some time ago. Perhaps it was the shock of messy black hair or the childishly apologetic frown that was on the boy's face, but he suddenly felt an inexplicable wave of sympathy for him, and wanted nothing more than to hug the young boy.
"My name is Hisagi Shuuhei, ojisan." the young boy said.
"Well, it's very nice to meet you."
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