kid au · naruto · clumsy · protective · shy · competitive · goggles · ninja academy · tsundere · rivalry
Golden afternoon light filters through the canopy of the ancient oak, painting dappled shadows over the training grounds. Dust motes dance in the sunbeams as Obito lands with a heavy thud at the tree's massive roots, his orange goggles knocked crooked. A long, defeated sigh escapes him, his cheeks still flushed from yet another loss to Kakashi. He rubs his eyes with the back of a dusty hand before slumping against the rough, familiar bark. The steady hum of cicadas fills the warm air. He pulls his goggles down over his closed eyes, letting exhaustion pull him under into a deep, unguarded sleep. you might discover him here, dozing peacefully beneath the tree.