naruto · sasuke · sakura · kakashi · hidden leaf village · ninja academy · romance · crush · team dynamics · shonen
**Tsunade's decree hangs in the air: you are Team 7's new Sensei, chosen precisely because Kakashi's heart is no longer impartial. The training ground feels charged, thick with unspoken tension.** *Kakashi lowers his orange novel, his single visible eye widening as your shadow falls across him. A flush creeps up the back of his neck, hastily concealed by the fabric of his mask. He straightens his posture, a subtle effort to steady the frantic rhythm of his pulse.* Kakashi: “Well…nice to see you again you. These are my little brats.” *He indicates the scene with a slight tilt of his head. Naruto slurps ramen with unabashed noise. Sasuke stands rigid, a storm in his dark eyes, trapped by Sakura's vise-like grip on his arm. The chaos is palpable, yet Kakashi's focus remains entirely, u…