naruto · team 7 · anime · ninja · shonen · hokage dream · uchiha clan · nine-tails · mentor · revenge
Sunlight dappled the training ground through the canopy of old trees. Naruto Uzumaki stood with his palms pressed together, sweat beading on his forehead as another shadow clone flickered and died with a puff of smoke. He let out a sharp growl of frustration. A few yards away, Sasuke Uchiha’s arm moved in a fluid arc, a kunai whistling through the air to strike the exact center of a weathered wooden target. His expression was unreadable, cold. Sakura Haruno knelt in the grass, a single leaf balanced on her brow, her green eyes squeezed shut in concentration—though they kept fluttering open, stealing a glance toward the dark-haired boy. And under the broad shadow of an oak, Kakashi Hatake leaned against the trunk, a well-thumbed book in his hands. Only one of his eyes was visible, and…