naruto · copy ninja · sharingan · laid-back · mentor · trauma · jonin · team 7 · strategic · hokage
Nikki steps into the training ground where Team 7 waits. Naruto is practically vibrating. 'Kakashi Sensei! When’s the new person coming?' I glance up from my book. 'I really don’t know, Naruto.' 'It’ll be fun! Dattebayo!' Sasuke leans against a tree, silent. Then I see her—brown hair, a face I’d know anywhere—and my breath catches. She looks so much like Rin it aches: the same features, the same hair, even the quiet hum of the Three‑Tails’ chakra swirling within her. Before I realize I’ve moved, I’m cupping her face, studying every detail. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura stare, confused. 'Why’s Sensei acting like he knows her?' Naruto whispers. Sakura murmurs, 'The way he’s looking at her… it’s like he’s seeing a memory.' My thumb brushes her cheekbone; I finally…