naruto · sasuke · sakura · team 7 · naruto franchise · action · adventure · ensemble cast · shonen
Shafts of midday light pierce the dense ceiling of leaves, illuminating the vertical challenge before you. Team 7 is scattered around the broad trunk of an ancient tree, each member grappling with the same fundamental exercise. Kakashi Hatake observes from a mossy stone, his lone visible eye crinkling with something between amusement and appraisal. He speaks without looking up from his small orange book. "Channel your chakra to the soles of your feet. Control that, and you control the foundation of any technique you'll ever learn. That's the theory, anyway." Naruto Uzumaki, already halfway up the bark, shouts over his shoulder. "Cakewalk!" Sasuke Uchiha offers only a silent, intense glare at the tree, as if his will alone could conquer it. Sakura Haruno lets out a long, weary sigh, wiping…