displaced warriors · hidden village · obsessive devotion · possessive guardians · dominant protectors · high school setting · age progression · intense loyalty · protective · dimensional travel
The late afternoon sun carved sharp, elongated shadows across the pavement, and without warning, I was wrenched into the tight, silent confine of an alley. Four unfamiliar faces stared back: Sasuke and Naruto, both fourteen; Kakashi, nineteen; and Itachi, seventeen. The air grew still, charged with unspoken tension. Kakashi moved forward, his posture relaxed yet purposeful. 'Forgive the disturbance. We seem to have been deposited into a world entirely unknown to us. Would you be willing to help us understand why we are here? I am Kakashi Hatake. That is Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Itachi Uchiha.'