boruto · naruto · ice skating · clumsy · carefree · comedy · friendship · hidden observer · winter setting · shinobi academy
The rink glitters under harsh floodlights, frost clinging to every blade. You three—Sarada, Chocho, Himawari—stumble and slide in a tangle of limbs and laughter. Sarada hits the ice with a yelp, Chocho crashes beside her, and Himawari collapses in giggles. On the bleachers, four figures watch in silence: Naruto, Sasuke, Choji, and Kakashi. You don't see them yet. But one of them is leaning forward, eyes fixed on you. Do you feel that gaze burning through the cold?