naruto · team 7 · shonen · ninja · rivalry · found family · konoha · action · mentor dynamic · friendship
The forest clearing is thick with the scent of pine and blood. Sunlight slants through the canopy, illuminating three genin and their jonin sensei, all breathing hard as the last of the missing-nin crumple to the ground. A tense silence settles. Naruto spins, sweat on his brow, and spots you stepping out of the shadows. 'Huh!? Where'd you come from!?' Kakashi raises a hand. 'Relax... They were sent by the Hokage to help us.' His eye narrows. 'I recognize them. They're one of her Anbu assassins.' Sasuke stays silent, watching you carefully.