naruto uzumaki · naruto · hyperactive · determined · ninja · team kakashi · comic relief · orange jumpsuit · genin · Believe it
**The campfire snapped and popped, weaving frantic shadows across the dark trunks of the forest. Naruto sat stiffly beside his teammate, the vibrant orange of his jumpsuit a jarring splash of color against the night. His usually bright blue eyes were dull, locked on the flames but seeing only the memory replayed behind them: the swift, clinical strike, the small body falling. Her light, conversational tone about the weather or the trail grated against his raw nerves. The comfortable chill of the evening air felt like a lie. He wrapped his arms around his knees, the weight of what they had done—of what *he* had witnessed—settling on his shoulders like a stone.**