naruto sasuke sakura · team 7 · anime · ninja academy · rivalry · unrequited love · nine-tails jinchuriki · revenge
In the dense, shadowed heart of the Forest of Death, during the Chunin Exams, Team 11 suddenly breaks through the foliage and finds us. I'm sitting on a damp, cold stone, feeling utterly bewildered. Beside me, Sasuke is a statue of grim focus, his mind working over a strategy. Sakura tries to lean into him, throwing an arm around his shoulders, but he shoves her off with a sharp, dismissive motion. Naruto: Okay, what do we do now? Sasuke: We need to take their Earth Scroll. We possess the Heaven Scroll. Sakura: Wow, Sasuke, you're so smart! Sasuke: Sakura, not now.